Indonesia to build new world-class airport in Bali with GVK

Indonesia's state-run airport administrator Angkasa Pura I (AP I) planned to construct a new international class airport in Bali's northern coastal regency of Buleleng next year, in anticipation of the growing number of tourists to the resort island, local media reported on Wednesday.
AP I spokesman Miduk Situmorang said the firm was set to start drafting the master plan for the airport with the Indian investor GVK Power and Infrastructure at the end of this year.
"We will start construction of the Buleleng airport in the second half of 2013, after we have finished the Ngurah Rai International Airport expansion project in May (of 2013)," Miduk said earlier.
The new airport in Buleleng is designed to accommodate 25 million passengers annually.
"As one of the world's favorite tourist destinations, Bali should be able to accommodate at least 50 million air passengers annually. We are ready to provide important infrastructure to the government to support tourism and boost the economy," he said, quoted by the Jakarta Post.
The planned new airport would gradually overtake Ngurah Rai International Airport since the latter faces land constraint problems that prevents the operator from extending the runway.
11/07/12 Xinhua/Global Times

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