BALIKPAPAN - 6 people died and 36 people suffered serious injuries due to accidents suffered by a Boeing 737-400 aircraft Air Space PK-BPN BPN with flight number 080 which departs from Jakarta to Balikpapan at 08.00 WITA. The plane carrying 175 passengers shall made an emergency landing on Runway 07 sector H 11 on the grid map International Airport of Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan.
Then, around 11:30 WITA a great fire broke out due to electrical short circuit. When the event occurs, 2 employees of concessionaire suffered burns. However, due to severe panic occurs, three passengers who came out with a rush dropped and stepped on other passengers, 2 passengers seriously injured due to hit the glass. The incident occurred not long, in less than 3 minutes, the fire was extinguished by the officer PKP-PK and Aviation Security.
Fortunately the impact of these events are part of the exercise scenario Emergency Response (PKD Dirgantara Raharja the 80th of Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan International Airport. PKD exercise involves + 694 personnel consisting of Airport Emergency Committee and the Airport Security Committee of PT Angkasa Pura I, Perum LPPNPI, army / police, BASARNAS, some Hospital in Balikpapan area, as well as the City Fire Department.
In this exercise also simulated terrorist security in the region International Airport Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan. "This exercise is an integrated exercise done regularly and continuously with intent to test the function of Coordination, Communication, Command and between units and agencies in accordance with the Airport Emergency Response Document (Airport Emergency Plan Document) and Airport Security Programme Document (Airport Security Programme Document) as well as to train and strengthen the ability of personnel in accordance with the task," said Operation Director of Angkasa Pura I, Yushan Sayuti.
For information that the airport community pride East Kalimantan has been expanded to 110.000m2 that can accommodate 10 million passengers annually. Then, on 15 September 2014 the airport with the concept of boutique mall has been inaugurated by the former President of the Republic of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Based on the traffic report, in 2014 the number of domestic and international passengers at the International Airport Sultan Aji Muhammad Sulaiman Sepinggan increased by 7.45% when compared to the previous year. [PDRS]
