Jakarta (AFP). State
Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan, Saturday morning around 06.00 am
monitoring the completion of Kuala Namu International Airport facility,
Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra.
Accompanied
by Director General of Civil Aviation Herry Bhakti S Gumay, and the
president director of PT Angkasa Pura II Tris Sunoko, Dahlan use of rail
transport Train Station at 5:30 pm Medan to Kuala Namu.
Train
journey from the station to Kuala Namu Medan taken about 40 minutes
through several stations like Bandhar Caliph, Rod Quizzes and Aras Kabu.
Head
of Public Relations and Protocol Between the minister when contacted in
Jakarta, said that the review was to ensure the completion of the
construction of a new airport is scheduled to be unveiled in March 2013.
Arriving
at the location, Dahlan directly inspecting the facilities from the air
terminal air traffic control tower (ATC), aviation fuel refueling
facilities, navigation equipment, arrival and departure gates, terminal
interiors, to the toilet.
In
between checking, Dahlan said that Kuala Namu Airport completed over 95
percent is very good from the level of the building height, layout and
more.
"For
the ATC tower, navigation equipment, radar is working. Similarly
fueling station was ready so the car Pertamina no longer need to come
close to aircraft for refueling," said Dahlan.
Airport
which was built in 2007 has a total area of 1365 hectares, the area
of 118,930 square meters terminal, terminal capacity 8.1 million
passengers per year, parking area 50,820 square meters, cargo warehouse
of 13,000 square meters, and parking capacity, 407 taxis, 55 buses and 908 cars.
Kuala
Namu International Airport a modern design and is designed to have rail
access had the runway (runway) over 4540 meters with a width of 45
meters with two parallel "taxi way" each measuring 3750 x 30 meters, and
the size of 2000 x 30 meters .
"If
the airport is completed, the airport can beat Makassar, Surabaya
Juanda, even the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta, though, because the
finish is very good," said Dahlan.
Toilet facilities were judged much better than toile at Shanghai airport, China.
Even so, Dahlan also said the airport's various shortcomings such as passenger departure area when the rains hit tampias.
On
that occasion also gave appreciation Dahlan preparation and completion
of construction of passenger rail station towards Kuala Namu Airport.
"Especially
the train if not completed by March not be forced. Train can carry 3000
passengers, may rest there must be a way out," he said.
According to Dahlan, the train station in Medan when fully developed will be the station with the best facilities in Indonesia.
"The
system is very fast service ticket is like in Beijing alone. Earlier
when purchasing tickets at 05.00 pm, but the system rejected my ticket.
I'm confused, but it turns out I was wrong, because I will be riding the
train schedule at 06.00. This is great for discipline passengers to be on time and on schedule, "he said. (Ant)