JAKARTA, July 21 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has started the construction to widen Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, to open direct flights for foreign tourists.
"With a wider runway, the airport will be able to welcome airplanes from international flights, so foreign tourists can directly disembark in Labuan Bajo," Indonesian President Joko Widodo told a press conference on Tuesday broadcasted online by the Presidential Secretariat Office, after inaugurating the ceremony to mark the construction.
