In the meantime, home flights haven’t been obtainable since June 2025. Beforehand, Tremendous Air Jet had served home flights within the first semester of 2025, however stopped operations resulting from minimal passenger demand.

CONNECTIVITY IS THE MAIN PROBLEM

One of many primary components why Kertajati Airport is quiet is the dearth of transportation connectivity to the situation. Its location in Majalengka — about 68 kilometers from Bandung — makes this airport removed from giant residential facilities.

“The airport was constructed, however the connectivity was late so it was a problem. ‘Ah, if that is the case, it is higher to go to Jakarta as properly,’ then it was deserted, abandoned,” defined AHY.

Throughout the first few years, entry to Kertajati was not absolutely related to an enough toll community and public transportation.

Consequently, the folks of West Java, particularly from Bandung, want Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang or Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung that are simpler to succeed in.

Husein Airport is taken into account extra sensible as a result of it’s in the midst of town, whereas the journey to Kertajati can take as much as two further hours.

WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?

Responding to this situation, AHY emphasised that the federal government wouldn’t let Kertajati proceed to be quiet. One of many steps being ready is to make this airport a middle for plane upkeep (Upkeep, Restore, and Overhaul/MRO) and an Aerospace Park.

“We try to revive it by offering cooperation between BIJB administration and GMF (Garuda Upkeep Facility),” mentioned AHY.

This step is predicted to draw the aviation business and create new financial exercise across the Kertajati space, in order that the airport isn’t just a big constructing with out most operate.

In the meantime, the Government Basic Supervisor (EGM) of BIJB Kertajati, Nuril Huda, mentioned that his celebration was working to revive the Umrah flight route which had been lively for the final three years.

“This 12 months we try to have Umrah flights from Kertajati Airport. All businesses have labored collectively to make this occur,” mentioned Nuril to Antara.

“We are going to make all efforts so that there’s an Umrah route from Kertajati, each for vacationer and common flights,” he added.

Aside from that, BIJB administration has additionally established communication with a number of airways, akin to Tremendous Air Jet, Garuda Indonesia and Citilink, to reopen common flights. Nevertheless, this settlement continues to be hampered by ticket costs that are comparatively larger in comparison with Soekarno-Hatta Airport.