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Angkasa Pura I Regrets Mass Actions at Sam Ratulangi Manado Airport

13 May 2017

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Manado- A group of community organizations (Ormas) today at 09.00 am gathered at Sam Ratulangi airport, Manado and give oration refused FPI arrival but turned to the rejection of the presence of Vice-chairman of the House of Representatives Fahri Hamzah. The mobs gathered in the parking lot next to the VIP yard area causing traffic congestion and traffic jam at Sam Ratulangi airport area (5/13).

At 11.00 am the situation had heated up where the mass broke into the terminal through the arrival terminal and there was no damage to the airport facilities, only railing off and automatic doors are released to avoid clashes with the period that will enter by wearing the customary clothing Minahasa complete with the sword to find Vice chairman DPR RI Fahri Hamzah. The mass also briefly entered the service area of the airport. Thanks to the coordination and alertness of AVSEC personnel, Polda, Brimob, and the Air Force have also been guarded from the morning the masses were successfully driven out and the service road area with orderly and sterile from the masses.

At 12.00 am some of the mobs had disbanded and resume action at the office of the Governor of North Sulawesi Province and some remained in Sam Ratulangi airport parking area conducting a conducive oration. Massive crowded situation at the airport made management take steps to tighten passenger safety on screening Check Point (SCP) by enforcing a closed SCP accompanied by police and Brimob members.

Generally operational at Sam Ratulangi Airport is normal and not disturbed by mass oration. Recorded 7 flights departures are delayed due to arrival of aircraft including Lion Air (JT 2743) at 11:00 am destination Cangsha delay 24 minutes, Garuda Indonesia (GA 648) at 11:25 destination Ternate delay 20 minutes, Wings Air (IW 1182) at 13:50 destination Galela delay 79 minutes. Silk Air (MI 273)at 13:50 destination Singapore delay 74 minutes, Lion Air (JT 777) at 14:45 destination Makassar delay 69 minutes, Batik Air (ID 6273) at 15:00 delay 52 minutes and Garuda Indonesia (GA 601) at 16: 15 delay 40 minutes.

At 17:15 the situation at Sam Ratulangi airport has returned condunsive and mass oration has ended. Vice Chairman of the House Representatives Fahri Hamzah and entourage has returned to Jakarta using GA 601. The cleaning process is complete and airport facilities have been operating normally.

PT Angkasa Pura I (Ltd) regretted the mass action pretreated by community organizations at the airport which is a national vital object that is prohibited from rallies as outlined in Law No.9 of 1998 on Public Opinion. PT Angkasa Pura I (Ltd) as Sam Ratulangi airport management has anticipated the mass action by coordinating with a combination of security officers consisting of Polda, Brimob and Air Force in accordance with the Airport Security Program (ASP).

PT Angkasa Pura I apologizes profusely to the airport service passengers for the inconvenience caused by the mass action which is an abnormal event. [AD]

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