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Very sad to read this news that the Indonesian government has decided to terminate which possibly means postpone the building of a second airport on Bali on the northern coast next to Lovina .
I personally know many people who purchased properties in the areas in anticipation of this airport being built.
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During the pandemic I cruised up to the area where supposedly they were going to build the airport and frankly decided the location didn't make any sense.
I can only assume that one of the reasons the airport is not going through at this time is because Bali, which relies perhaps much is 85% on tourism has undergone a dramatic downturn in tax revenues the last 2 1/2 years.
Almost simultaneously yesterday the government announced that they were going to make an area of Sanur or which happens to be primarily owned by the government a special economic zone and focus on being a second source of revenue to Bali medical tourism.
This decision I am thoroughly behind because first and foremost it will improve the medical facilities and treatments available in Bali substantially for people like me and other senior adults.
Secondly it will bring a huge source of new income to Bali which will not be reliant on tourism. Therefore when things such as volcanoes, economic downturns and pandemics happen It won't be as bad on Bali in the future.
Finally I am extremely happy that is happening in Sanur which happens to be where I based my business 23 years ago building 55 villas all which will benefit from this new medical tourism area.
So the bottom line is the North Shore of Bali will continue to remain quiet and still attract those that want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Bali's South West Coast.
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Jarone Ashkenazi·July 28, 2022BaliTravel News0 Comments1 min read
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has shelved plans for a second airport on Bali. The plan was slated to be built in the northern part of Bali, but like other infrastructure projects, this project has been abandoned.
The plan was for the North Bali Airport to be completed by 2024, but it has been removed from the National Strategic Project (PSN). Other infrastructure projects such as: Tiro Dam in Aceh and the Tanjung Api-Api Economic Center in South Sumatra have also been removed from the PSN.
Whilst this was supposed to be completed in President Widodo’s final year in office, the lack of progress was the main reason for scrapping the plan. Wahyu Utomo, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs’ deputy of regional development and spatial planning, echoed these sentiments, “[the project] had been given a warning for extension, but there is no progress, so it was removed.”
The lack of progress was clearly evident as the land required for the North Bali Airport has still not been procured, ergo the 2024 operational launch deadline being nearly impossible to achieve.
Initiated by private airport construction company PT BIBU Panji Sakti, the airport would have been in Kubutambahan, Buleleng and uniquely been an offshore airport. China Construction First Group Corp. Ltd was set to handle the construction of the new airport.
While some believe it is essential for the island to have a second airport, it is widely thought that the COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the government’s focus and priority. While this isn’t the end for the new airport, it currently is not in the plans for the near future.
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