Landing in Trouble
Many airports in Indonesia pile up losses every year. Despite a dearth of flights, the development of Surabaya's Juanda airport is to proceed as planned.
June 19, 2001
JUANDA airport doesn't want to be left behind like others. The government wants to make the airport in Indonesia's second largest city of Surabaya even more sophisticated. With financial aid from Japan and Rp250 billion from the government itself, development will start in August at the latest. The House of Representatives (DPR) is not that happy with the government's plans. On May 30, however, House Commission IV sent a letter of agreement to t...