Lekunik Rote Airport in East Nusa Tenggara Return Operated To Pioneers Flight

Indonesia Aviation. The government re-operated Lekunik Rote airport located in Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, to serve the region's aviation pioneers. Previously, Lekunik Rote airport has two years not serve aviation activities. The government sees the need to re-operate the pioneering aviation airport for easy access to air routes Rote Ndao district directly adjacent to the Timor-Leste and Australia.

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Lekunik Rote Airport, Rote Ndao Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province

After not operated for two years, pioneer flights to Rote Ndao regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, now re-opened in 2013. Rote Ndao is the border area Indonesia-Australia. Head of the Transportation Department of East Nusa Tenggara Province, Bruno Kupok, on Sunday, February 24, 2013, said that the resumption of aviation pioneer was a relief from the central government to open the remote and border areas that have been difficult to reach by air transport.

Bruno Kupok said, in 2013, there are two of pioneers flight routes that opened, the Kupang-Rote Ndao and Belu-Alor. Earlier, in East Nusa Tenggara five of pioneers flight routes, Kupang-Sabu Raijua, Sabu Raijua-Waingapu, Sabu Raijua-Ende, Kupang-Belu, and Kupang-Kisar, Maluku Province.

The reopening of flights to Rote Ndao, Belu and Alor, because the area is a border area between Indonesia and Australia and the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste that deserve the attention of the central government. At two years ago there was a pioneering flight into Rote Ndao served by TransNusa airlines. But then there was disagreement between the district government of Rote Ndao and TransNusa so that flight to be stopped by TransNusa. "I do not know the problem in detail, but in course of time, aviation pioneer was stopped," said Bruno Kupok.

Bruno Kupok said that the opening of pioneer flights to open isolated areas and encouraging economic growth in the region. East Nusa Tenggara are islands province so badly in need of adequate transportation services to the air, sea and land, to the people in East Nusa Tenggara.