Pada hari Senin tanggal 16 Juli 2012, PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) resmi mengoperasikan terminal baru
Bandara Sultan Syarif Kasim II Pekanbaru. Dengan luas sekitar 25.000 m2, terminal ini mampu
menampung 4 (empat) juta penumpang per tahun, naik dibandingkan terminal lama yang
hanya mampu menampung 1,5 juta penumpang. Diharapkan dengan beroperasinya terminal baru ini, target grand launching yang akan dilakukan oleh
Presiden RI September nanti dapat
berjalan sesuai rencana.
Soft launching berjalan mulus pada hari itu dan terminal baru sudah resmi
difungsikan untuk penumpang domestik dan Internasional. Beroperasinya
terminal baru tersebut menimbulkan
konsekuensi berubahnya akses jalan keluar masuk penumpang
maupun pengunjung bandara melalui jalan simpang tiga yang baru, dan tidak lagi
melewati jalan di depan Kompleks TNI AU.
Gubernur Riau HM Rusli Zainal beserta
rombongan pejabat pemda dan anggota DPRD Prov Riau, berkesempatan meninjau
beroperasinya terminal baru tersebut. Beliau mengungkapkan bahwa bandara SSK II ini merupakan kebanggaan Riau
yang baru.
The New Terminal of Sultan Syarif Kasim II (SSK II) Pekanbaru
On Monday, July 16th, 2012, PT Angkasa Pura II is
officially launched to operate the new airport terminal of Sultan Sharif Kasim
II, Pekanbaru. With an area of about 25,000 m2, the terminal is able to
accommodate four million passengers per year, while the existing is only able
to accommodate 1.5 million passengers. With the operational of the new terminal,
it is expected the target of grand launching by the President in September 2012
can go smoothly according to the plan.
Soft launching went smoothly and the new terminal was
officially functioned for domestic and international passengers. The operational
of the new terminal have changed both of the in and out road access of the airport
passengers and visitors through the new road junction. It’s no longer through the streets in front of
the complex of the Air Force.
Riau Governor HM Rusli Zainal and his entourage, local government officials and legislators of Riau Province are reviewing the operation of the new terminal. He said that the SSK II airport is the new pride of Riau.
Riau Governor HM Rusli Zainal and his entourage, local government officials and legislators of Riau Province are reviewing the operation of the new terminal. He said that the SSK II airport is the new pride of Riau.