Soekarno Hatta International Tender

ScopeIt is currently unclear what effect the COVID-19 pandemic has on the timeline of the project to construct a new large-scaleairport for Jakarta.Construction of the new Soekarno-Hatta International Airport II in Karawang West Java is currentlyexpected to commence in 2028 according to the local administration. The Karawang Development Planning Board Bappeda head the new airport would cover a 3000-hectare plot of land in Ciampel and Pangkalan districts making it larger than the original Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Cengkareng Banten. The airport would supplement the existingSoekarno-Hatta International Airport and downtown Halim Airport which in recent years has developed into a focal point for low-cost carriers.According to the current timeline pre-construction planning including a detailed engineering design study would kick off in 2027 with construction expected to begin in 2028. In 2017 state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II AP II announced that it planned to construct Soekarno-Hatta International Airport II to accommodate the increasing number of passengers and planes. AP II president director Muhammad Awaluddin estimated that the number of passengers at the existing Soekarno-Hatta International Airportwould reach 100 million annually by 2025 while the capacityof the existing airport was only 60 millionannual passengers. In 2018 the airport handled 66.9passengers. 1134.22. In addition to the new Soekarno-Hatta International AirportII three new smaller airports will be built to serve the greater Jakarta region. The government intends to build three new airports in Tenjo Teluknaga and Pandeglangoutlying districts of surrounding JakartatheMinister of Transportation The airports will be complimentaryto support Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta the aim ofbuildingthe new airportsis to meet the growing mobility of the growingpopulation. Imagine Jakarta in 2045 we have to prepare the airports as alternatives. In the developed countries the amount of the airport in large cities can be up to six so we are preparing from now on.