Luhut says China's contribution is huge, gets special treatment
The Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) airport has been the subject of much discussion because the Minister of Defense referred to it as "not being manned by a state agency". The Chairman of the National Economic Council (DEN), Mr. Luhut, has revealed the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the airport.Luhut admitted that the IMIP airport was built during his tenure as Coordinating Minister for Oceans and Investment (during the era of former President Joko), following a decision made at a meeting he chaired with the relevant agencies, as theFacilities to attract investors, similar to the practice in Vietnam and Thailand.
He emphasized that special airports in such industrial parksDomestic flights onlyIt is not legally required to have a customs or immigration agency and has never been allowed to be an international airport.
This comes after the Defense Minister said after observing an integrated defense exercise that an airport in Indonesia was completely devoid of state agency configurations, prompting social media speculation pointing to IMIP airports.The head of communications at IMIP management responded by saying that the airport wasSpecial specification airportsIt is registered with the Ministry of Transportation and is regulated under the Aviation Act 2009.