Lebaran 2023, Three Angkasa Pura I Airports Will Operate 24 Hours

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JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) AP I has determined that the three airports will be fully operational 24 hours during the 2023 Eid homecoming season.

Meanwhile, the other 12 airports under the management of AP I are operated flexibly.

The three airports are Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport Bali, Sultan Hasanuddin Airport Makassar, and Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado.

AP I President Director, Faik Fahmi, explained that the operational flexibility of 12 airports due to the limited number of aircraft flights during Eid homecoming is estimated.

"We operate 15 airports, out of 15 airports, Denpasar, Makassar, Manado (operating) 24 hours. However, outside of the airport, all of our airports, we stand by 24 hours. So this is flexible based on the request of flight operators," said Faik during a meeting with Commission VI DPR RI, Monday, April 10.

However, he continued, there is a possibility that the 12 airports can also operate for 24 hours, depending on requests from airlines.

"So accommodating the possibility of limited number of aircraft so that we are quite flexible, if these Airline friends add to the flight, then we are flexible to serve 24 hours," he explained.

Faik said that his party estimates that the number of aircraft operations during the Lebaran homecoming will be limited by 2023. In particular, flights through 15 airports managed by the company.

Therefore, said Faik, the number of aircraft operations is a hot issue. The reason is, the availability of the fleet is inversely proportional to the number of passengers.

As is known, travelers with airplanes are expected to jump significantly this year.

Operate 412 Aircraft

Faik said the fleet that will be operated during the 2023 Lebaran homecoming was recorded at 412 aircraft.

This figure is higher than the number of flights during Eid homecoming in the previous year, namely 335 aircraft.

"The issues that arise may be related to the limited number of aircraft serving logistics and the number of travelers this year," he said.