FABIAN JANUARIUS KUWADO Kompas.com - 07/06/2018, 17:16 WIB

President Joko Widodo, Thursday (07/06/2018), when reviewing the new terminal of Ahmad Yani International Airport, Semarang, Central Java.

(Fabian Januarius Kuwado) SEMARANG, KOMPAS.com - President Joko Widodo inaugurated the operation of a new terminal at the General Ahmad Yani International Airport and the Airnav Watchtower Building, Semarang, Central Java on Thursday (07/06/2018) afternoon. "By saying Bismillahirrohmanirrohiim, I officially opened the operation of Ahmad Yani Airport terminal this afternoon," said Jokowi. Jokowi acknowledged, the government was indeed focusing on improving infrastructure in the logistics sector.

Hopefully, the distribution of goods becomes easier and prices become cheaper. The inauguration was then accompanied by siren keystrokes. Also read: Inaugurate the New Terminal of Ahmad Yani Airport, Jokowi Happy to Not be Slum This new terminal building is known to be nine times larger than the old terminal, which is 58,652 square meters. The capacity of the new terminal also reaches 20,000 people per day or 6.5 million passengers per year. The new terminal has 12 parking slots covering 7.2 hectares. Thus, the terminal does not only accommodate small aircraft, but also Airbus aircraft. The total construction of the terminal itself reached Rp 932 billion. While the total budget needed reaches Rp 2.2 trillion. The new terminal of Ahmad Yani Airport is unique, which is built on swamp land. Therefore, the concept promoted is eco green.