Bali set to have second airport under Indonesia’s new president Prabowo


About 15.5 million visitors flocked to Bali in 2023, close to its level in 2019 before the Covid-19 pandemic years. - PHOTO: REUTERS

JAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN): Indonesia’s resort island of Bali is set to have a second international airport, with the long-delayed project now being revived under the new administration of President Prabowo Subianto.

A senior politician from ruling party Gerindra, Dirgayuza Setiawan, told The Straits Times on Oct 21 that the newly inaugurated president is fully on board with the project. “Pak Prabowo wants this project supported,” he said.

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