A spokesman for Vice President Boediono, Yopie Hidayat, said the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara has been reported to the vice president of development in Lombok International Airport development. Currently, its readiness has already reached 95 percent.

"It is expected later this year are already in operation," said Yopie Airport after attending the meeting in the Vice Presidential Palace, Tuesday, June 15, 2010.

Lombok International Airport development, Yopie said, had hampered by problems of land to build access roads to the airport. "The inhibiting classical, land acquisition," said the former Chief Editor of this Kontan. The access road from Mataram to the airport is 19.9 miles long.

However, according to Yopie, Governor of NTB reported land acquisition can be completed starting today. "The governor said, starting today is clear," said Yopie.

Making access road to the airport is also scheduled for completion by the end of this year. Access plans will be made two-lane road, each seven meters wide. "Until the end of the year at least one lane is finished," said Yopie.

Before the International Airport, the flow of tourists who use the air route to reach 1.7 million passengers every year. Construction of new airport is expected to anticipate the number of tourists increasing to Lombok

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