Aviation Industry Is Backbone of Indonesian Transportation: Minister
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8 September 2022 06:47 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita said the aviation industry is the backbone of Indonesian transportation and connectivity, as well as the main driver of the national economy.
“We insist that our aviation industry, which consists of the aircraft and component manufacturing industry, the Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (or MRO) industry, and the drone manufacturing industry, is more than competent in providing solutions,” said Industry Minister Agus in Jakarta, Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
Agus explained that after passing the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of air passengers in Indonesia is expected to grow by 30 percent to 140 million passengers in the next few years.
This will make Indonesia the second fastest growing aviation market in the world after China, based on aircraft purchases and trade value.
Agus also said that being the world’s largest archipelagic country with 17,000 islands stretching 5,150 kilometers from east to west, air transportation is the fastest way to travel across regions.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), he continued, also estimated that Indonesia will become the sixth largest air transportation market in the world by 2034.
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