JAKARTA, Oct 20 – Hours after his inauguration ceremony at the Parliament Complex on Sunday, President Prabowo Subianto sent off his predecessor, Joko Widodo (Jokowi), to his hometown in Surakarta, Central Java, Antara news agency reported.
Prabowo and members of the previous Cabinet accompanied Widodo to the airport’s apron, where an Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) B737 aircraft was kept on standby.
Widodo returned to his hometown with his spouse, Iriana Joko Widodo, on Sunday. They waved to the crowd while boarding the aircraft scheduled to fly them to Adi Soemarmo Airport near Surakarta.
As a form of respect to the former president, TNI-AU pilots conducted a fly-past. They flew their fighter jets over the airfield before Widodo’s departure.
