MATARAM, West Nusa Tenggara: Lack of road access may delay the opening of the new Lombok International Airport in Central Lombok, an official has said.

Head of management at PT Angkasa Pura I Selaparang International Airport in Mataram, I Ketut Erdy Nuka, said construction had not been completed on a new road linking the airport to provincial capital Mataram.

"*Lack of* a main access road will certainly hamper the new airport's operation," he told The Jakarta Post.

The airport is 95 percent complete and is expected to be completed in June and begin operating in July. - JP