Passenger Growth on D-7 to D+2 Lebaran Increases by 1,955.25 percent
Jakarta, May 5, 2022 - Angkasa Pura Airports has served 1,590,139 passengers on D-7 to D+2 Eid or to be precise from April 25 to May 5, 2022 so that it experienced a growth of 1,955 percent when compared to the same period in the previous year. serving 66,042 passengers at 15 airports managed by Angkasa Pura Airports.
In flight traffic, Angkasa Pura Airports has served 14,351 aircraft movements and an increase of 650 percent when compared to the same period in the previous year which served 2,331 aircraft movements. Likewise, cargo movement increased by 62 percent by serving 11,023,034 kg of cargo which in the same period in the previous year served 8,063,691 kg of cargo.
"On average, passenger movements during the H-7 to D+2 period of Eid at the 15 airports we manage reached 145,000 passengers per day or only reached 63 percent when compared to normal times before the Covid-19 pandemic, which served an average of 229 passengers per day. thousand passengers per day and reached 2,408 percent when compared to the same period in the previous year which served an average of 6 thousand passengers per day. Meanwhile, the average aircraft movement reached 1,305 movements per day or only reached 67 percent when compared to normal times before the Covid-19 pandemic, which served an average of 1,947 aircraft movements per day and reached 616 percent when compared to the same period in the previous year. serving an average of 212 aircraft movements per day," explained the President Director of Angkasa Pura Airports, Faik Fahmi.
This is different from the average cargo movement which reaches 1 million kg per day so that the growth reaches 133 percent when compared to normal times before the Covid-19 pandemic which served an average of 755,000 kg per day and reached 137 percent when compared to the previous period. the same as in the previous year which served an average of 733 thousand kg per day.
During this period, Angkasa Pura Airports was recorded to have received as many as 863 extra flights from various national airlines with flight realization reaching 70 percent or 601 extra flights. This proves that the demand and interest in traveling for passengers to go home for Eid in 2022 using air transportation is quite high, so the airline has decided to add flight slots that did not exist before. In addition, there are 2 Angkasa Pura Airports airports with operating hours reaching 24 hours during this Eid homecoming period, namely Sultan Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar and I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali.
The 3 Angkasa Pura Airports airports that served the highest passenger and aircraft movements in this period were Juanda Airport Surabaya which served 344,471 passengers and 2,635 aircraft movements, Bali I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport which served 323,277 passengers and 2,354 aircraft movements, and Makassar Sultan Hasanuddin Airport which serving 308,617 passengers and 2,520 aircraft movements.
"As we know before, on D-3 Eid is the peak of the homecoming flow for air transportation service users, with passenger movements in the 15 airports we manage reaching 174,910 passengers and flight traffic reaching 1,504 aircraft movements. For the peak density of return passengers for the Eid holiday, it is estimated that on H + 5 Eid which will fall on May 8, 2022. We have prepared steps through engineering the flow of inspection flows and checking facilities periodically to face the upcoming peak of backflow to ensure airport operations run safely, comfortably and conducively," said Faik Fahmi.
In addition to providing an appeal to all service users to jointly implement health protocols while traveling, Angkasa Pura Airports requires passengers to comply with applicable travel regulations so that air transportation travels smoothly and without obstacles. "To make it easier for passengers who will use air transportation services for the upcoming Eid holiday, Angkasa Pura Airports has provided vaccination center services spread across 9 airports that we manage so that passengers can get the second and third doses of Covid-19 vaccination (booster). ) as a travel requirement,” added Faik Fahmi.
