Biak, 20 April 2016 - located in the City Hall of Biak District Office conducted the signing of the Minutes and delivery of money thanks to the closure of the airport fence. The event was attended by the Head of State Biak District, Head of Government Assets Numfor Biak, Biak City Chief of Police Sector, and General Manager of PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) Biak Frans Kaisiepo Airport. Rumaropen clan society gathered full in Biak District Office hall.
The closure of the airport fence is an important issue that is closely related to airport security and flight safety. It is still collided with the interests of community land rights that have not been met by the Government of Papua Province and District Biak Numfor. These diverse interests of course preclude the airport management policy in creating an airport sterile situation, so the impact on the low interest of the owner of the airline to put the plane in Biak, and of course have an impact on regional development Biak Numfor that also sank. The tourism industry is expected to support the economy of Biak society will be more difficult because the main gate and from Biak become increasingly limited.
Today clan Rumaropen as one of the holders of customary rights of 1,250 m airport fence willing to give rights over customary land portion airport for use as fence Biak Frans Kaisiepo Airport. They support government programs and the management of PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) to perform fencing which will be assisted execution by the local community. “We do not want if you want to travel must be via other airports on the island opposite, we want our airport which was formerly triumphant return to our pride,” said by one resident.
Planned airport fence will begin to deal with it later until further notice by the district government Biak Numfor, which processes during the fencing, will be witnessed by the local community. Hopefully this is a glimmer of hope to make Kaisiepo Frans service "Biak became the pride of the people of Papua and Indonesia. [BIK PR]
