The Emirates Airbus A380 will only land once in Jakarta on August 8

Jakarta (National Archipelagic Wire) - PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (Persero) or InJourney Airports confirmed that the Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft will only land once at Soekarno-Hatta Tangerang Airport, Banten on August 8 2026 to support Chelsea's pre-season tour against AC Milan.

"We will only serve Emirates aircraft using the Airbus A380-800 on August 8 2026 and there will be no regular flight schedules from then on," said Corporate Secretary Group Head InJourney Airports Arie Ahsanurrohim in a statement in Jakarta, Saturday.

Arie said the flight was only for special needs to support an international activity, namely the Pre-Season Tour for the match between the Chelsea vs AC Milan football club which will take place at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium.

"Emirates flights with Airbus A380-800 to Soekarno-Hatta Airport are not carried out regularly and are only available on August 8 2026. There is no regular flight schedule for using this type of aircraft," explained Arie.

Soekarno-Hatta Airport has three runways to support operations.

General Manager of Soekarno-Hatta Airport Heru Karyadi said the three runways consist of two runways measuring 3,660 meters x 60 meters, and 1 runway measuring 3,600 meters x 60 meters.

Soekarno-Hatta Airport's airside infrastructure is equipped with a parallel network of taxiways, aprons and various flight support facilities, which meet the need for readiness to serve wide-body aircraft.

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