JAKARTA - Angkasa Pura Airports conducted operational simulation of the new terminal of Banjarmasin’s Syamsudin Noor International Airport Saturday (12/7) before it operates on Tuesday (12/10).
The simulation involved hundreds of employees who are stakeholders in flight operations dealing with passengers, parking attendants, aviation security officers, customer service, ground handling officers, and related agencies such as customs and immigration.
The simulation starts with the passenger's journey from Banjarmasin and Banjarbaru to the new terminal (land transportation trial) followed by checking the first and the last baggage, the passenger arrival and departure, goods flows at the terminal, and the vehicle flows in the landside areas.
Meanwhile, the simulation on the airside includes docking and undocking avio bridge, recording aircraft movement data as well as checking block off to holding time, checking block on to holding time, flows at baggage make up, and baggage flow breakdown.
For Aircraft Accident and Fire Rescue (PKPPK), the simulations are the use of hydrants, emergency evacuation routes in the terminal and supporting buildings as well as important locations in case of emergencies.
"We’re asking people to pray and support this final preparation to run smoothly so that the new icon of the pride of the people of Banjarmasin and South Kalimantan can be enjoyed by all Indonesians," said Angkasa Pura Airports president director Faik Fahmi.
The construction of the new terminal of Syamsudin Noor International Airport is included in the National Strategic Project (PSN) mandated by the government to Angkasa Pura Airports to overcome the lack of capacity. The project consists of constructing the land side areas which includes the construction of a new terminal and cargo buildings as well as constructing the air side areas which includes the expansion of the apron.
For information, the area of the new terminal of Syamsudin Noor International Airport is of 77,569 square meters or eight times larger than the old terminal which is only of 9,043 square meters. The new terminal has a capacity of seven million passengers per year, five times bigger than the old terminal. The new terminal also has 42 check-in counter units, three conveyor belts, and a waiting area of 5,185 square meters. Besides, there is a parking area of 34,360 square meters for four-wheeled vehicles and 2,420 square meters for two-wheeled vehicles.
A new cargo terminal with a capacity of 44,000 tons per year has been built. The existing cargo terminal only has capacity of 22,297 tons per year. Meanwhile, the apron is extended to 129,812 square meters and able to accommodate 16 narrow body aircrafts from only 80,412 square meters and can only accommodate eight narrow body aircrafts.
