OF middle of the Corona pandemic, Domestic flights at Husein Sastranegara Airport were briefly closed. Paradiva who had planned to go to Bandung by plane might be disappointed. However, the disappointment can now be treated.
The reason, Jet domestic flights at Husein Sastranegara Airport soon reopened. The reopening of domestic flights at Husein Sastranegara Airport is expected to be able to revive West Java tourism activities, especially in the midst of the global pandemic COVID-19.
As stated by the Head of Culture and Tourism Office (Disbudpar) Bandung, Kenny Goddess Kaniasari, Bandung's tourism sector is in urgent need of direct flight accessibility support. "Disbudpar is waiting as soon as possible to operate jet aircraft at Husein Sastranegara Airport. We will carry out various promotions during the recovery and normalization period in 2021, "Kenny said in a written press release released by PT Angkasa Pura II recently..
At present the domestic route at Husein Sastranegara Airport is devoted to flight propellers or propellers. Whereas domestic jet flights are served through Kertajati Airport, Majalengka, West Java.
Ketua Association of the Indonesian Tours and Travel Agencies (ASITA) West Java, Budijanto Ardiansyah, said if the jet is allowed to return to serve domestic flight routes in Bandung will support the recovery of tourism activities in Bandung and surrounding areas. "Nusantara tourists are quite large in Bandung. Currently it needs jet access for domestic routes such as Airbus 320 and Boeing 737 at Husein Sastranegara Airport,"Said Budijanto.
Currently only propeller aircraft are available. Even though this type of aircraft has little capacity. Jet access is needed to encourage the revival of the tourism sector. In line with Budijanto, Head of the Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI) West Java, Herman Muchtar, also mentioned the hotel and restaurant industry is very supportive of the return of domestic jet flights in Bandung.
The airlines Lion Air and Citilink claim to be ready to support if jet flights open at Husein Sastranegara Airport. Husein Sastranegara is one of 2 airport in West Java managed by PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero). Another airport is Kertajati. "In managing the two airports, we have implemented the concept of a multi-airport system so that the operations of Husein Sastranegara Airport and Kertajati Airport are mutually supportive and connected.,"Explained the President Director of PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), Muhammad Awaluddin.
According to him, it will maintain that Husein Sastranegara Airport and Kertajati support each other and not mutually kill each other.
