REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KUTA -- The administrator of the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali has invited the Airports Council International (ACI) to improve safety arrangements at the airport.
"The I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport will be the first one managed by Angkasa Pura I that has received international accreditation for complying with the safety standards set by ICAO (International Organization of Civil Aviation)," Operations Director of Angkasa Pura I Wendo Asrul Rose stated after the opening of ACI's "Airport Excellence in Safety Programme" at the local airport in Kuta, Badung Regency, on Monday.
Wendo said it was the second time that cooperation has been established after a previous collaboration to improve the quality of service.
According to Wendo, the ACI will offer assistance to improve the levels of safety and compliance to be at par with the standards set by ICAO.
During the week, from July 18 to 22, 2016, the ACI audit team will examine and assess the immediate flight safety levels at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in terms of the standard operating procedures and on-field implementation.
The factors to be audited by the ACI involve flight safety on the runway, markers and signs on the airport's runway and its sides, firefighters, and the handling of aviation accidents and wildlife.
Manager of the ACI Airport Excellence in Safety Juan Manuel Manriquez Vinas explained that Ngurah Rai was one of the 57 airports to audited by the ACI.
Vinas explained that such examination was a form of voluntary inspection conducted by Angkasa Pura I at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.
"We will offer recommendations on the airport, so that they would be implemented to improve the safety standards," he affirmed.
Later, the ACI will hand over a plaque signifying that the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport had undergone the inspection, including its name being listed in the ICAO's database as a reference.
"Although the airport has received a certificate from the regulator here, but they (Angkasa Pura 1) want to ensure a higher level of safety," he added.
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