Analisis Yuridis Strategic Partnership Bandar Udara Internasional Kualanamu Terhadap Peningkatan Penerbangan Domestik dan Internasional

Abstract

PT Angkasa Pura II, established in 1984, manages airports in western Indonesia, including Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma Airports. The company aims to enhance service quality and competitiveness through more efficient airport management. However, in 2019, PT Angkasa Pura Il faced financial pressure due to the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to a decline in passenger traffic and difficulties in repaying loans. To address this, the company underwent financial and operational restructuring. As the aviation industry recovered post- pandemic, PT Angkasa Pura II also expanded through strategic partnerships, including collaborations with GMR Airports and other partners to manage airports such as Kualanamu and Hang Nadim. Additionally, the Indonesian government planned a spin-off for several major airports to improve financial and operational efficiency. This study employs a normative legal research method, supported by empirical data through field research, analyzing the applicable legal provisions and their real-world implications. The research was conducted directly at the site of the juridical analysis of the strategic partnership at Kualanamu International Airport concerning the growth of domestic and international flights. Based on Law No. 25 of 2007 on Investment, the strategic partnership at Kualanamu International Airport complies with existing legal regulations and ensures legal certainty, as foreign investment under this law must take the form of a limited liability company domiciled in the Republic of Indonesia, with PT Angkasa Pura II retaining a 51% ownership share. From the results found that the strategic partnership carried out by PT Angkasa Pura II with GMR Airports resulted in several additional domestic and international flight routes, where the addition of domestic routes consisted of direct domestic flights from Medan to Banda Aceh, Medan to Denpasar, Medan to Padang. For international flights, it is expected to become a transit hub that can develop like Hang Nadim International Airport in Singapore.