(Our) infrastructure, facilities, and human resources have been prepared to serve the arrival and return of the logistics, racers, racing crews, as well as spectators of this event. Mataram, NTB (ANTARA) – The first aircraft transporting logistics for the 2023 World Superbike (WSBK) Indonesian Round landed at Lombok Airport, Central Lombok District, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province.”Praises be to God, the unloading of the first 2023 WSBK logistics cargo went well and smoothly last night,” Manager of Lombok Airport Rahmat Adil Indrawan noted in a press release on Tuesday. The 97.8-ton logistics, sent by Qantas Airways’ Boeing 747-400F aircraft, had been brought to the venue of the racing event, the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, aboard 13 trucks, he revealed. The airport manager confirmed that another logistics aircraft, bearing flight number KXP267, will depart from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is scheduled to land at Lombok Airport on Wednesday (March 1, 2023) at 6:30 a.m. Central Indonesia Standard Time (WITA). “We are all ready to support the success of WSBK 2023 in Mandalika. (Our) infrastructure, facilities, and human resources have been prepared to serve the arrival and return of logistics, racers, racing crews, as well as spectators of this event,” he remarked. The development of Lombok Airport had been completed in 2021 to support tourism activities at the Mandalika National Super Priority Destination (DSPN) as well as various international events held in NTB Province, he stated. The Lombok Airport’s apron has been expanded, from 108,100 square meters to 136,300 square meters, so it can currently accommodate 10 narrow-bodied aircraft and six wide-bodied planes or 18 narrow-bodied planes and two wide-bodied aircraft. Indrawan noted that the airport’s runway had also been extended, from 2,750 meters to 3,300 meters, so that it can serve the Boeing 777-class aircraft. His side has also constructed a cargo area spanning six thousand square meters and an access road measuring 1,500 meters that can accommodate 40 cargo trucks to expedite logistics transport. “In addition, the passenger terminal has been expanded to 43,501 square meters. Thus, (currently,) it is able to serve seven million passengers (each year), up from previously 3.5 million passengers per year,” he pointed out. The 2023 WSBK Indonesian Round will be held on March 3-5. baca-jugaRelated news: NTB Governor involves millennials to support 2023 WSBK

Source: Antara News Agency