Indonesia has opened a new airport in the eastern province of South Sulawesi. The Sultan Hasanuddin airport in Makassar is Indonesia’s third-largest airport, after Jakarta’s Soekarna-Hatta International Airport and Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport.
The Sultan Hasanuddin airport is four times the size of its predecessor and is expected to increase tourism and trade in Indonesia’s eastern islands. The new airport can handle up to 7 million visitors a year. Late 2009 will see the opening of a longer runway enabling international flights.
Source: http://www.travelagentcentral.com
September 30th, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 29 (Bernama) — AirAsia Group’s airlines, AirAsia Bhd and Indonesia AirAsia, have won the prestigious Friends of Thailand Awards 2008 in the category for international airlines for outstanding contributions to Thailands tourism industry in 2006 and 2007.
In a statement here, AirAsia said the awards, given by Tourism Authority of Thailand every two years, recognised the most outstanding supporters of Thailands tourism industry.
“It is a great honour for us to be recognised by no less than the Thai government for our contributions to Thailands tourism industry,” said AirAsia chief executive, Datuk Tony Fernandes.
He said AirAsia was committed to growing Bangkok as a tourism hub.
“Thailands increasing popularity plays a huge part in helping AirAsia achieve its goal of promoting tourism in the Association of South-East Asian Nations region,” he said.
Source: http://www.bernama.com
September 30th, 2008