Higher Than The Initial Projection, AP II Serves 5.3 Million Passengers For The 2023 Eid Transport Period

Terminal 3 of Soetta Airport during the 2023 Eidbackflow period. (Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - There is an increase in the number of passenger movements at 20 airports managed by PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) or AP II. The number reached 5.3 million people during the Eid 2023 transportation period from April 12 to May 3, 2023.

This number is higher than the initial projection of 5.25 million passengers.

"Thank you to the community, the Ministry of SOEs, the Ministry of Transportation, the TNI, Polri, and all stakeholders for their support for the implementation of Eid 2023 transportation at all AP II airports. All existing shortcomings are evaluation material for future improvements," said AP II President Director Muhammad Awaluddin in his statement in Jakarta, Saturday.

The movement of passengers on Lebaran 2023 transportation as many as 5.3 million passengers increased by about 26 percent compared to the Eid 2022 transportation of 4.19 million passengers.

Meanwhile, passenger movements on Eid 2023 transportation reflect on the recovery rate of 90 percent compared to the 2019 Eid transportation before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Regarding aircraft movements, on Lebaran 2023 flights at 20 AP II airports, there were 38,527 flights, an increase of 17 percent compared to the 2022 Eid transportation of 32,962 flights.

AP II Airport is the busiest during Eid 2023 transportation, namely Soekarno-Hatta Airport which serves 3.23 million passengers with 22,134 flights, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, May 6.

AP II currently manages 20 airports, namely Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Jakarta), Halim Perdanakusuma (Jakarta), Kualanamu (Medan), Supadio (Pontianak), Minangkabau (Padang), Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (Palembang), Sultan Syarif Kasim II (Pekanbaru), Husein Sastranegara (Bandung).

Then, Sultan Iskandarmuda (Banda Aceh), Raja Haji Fisabilillah (Tanjungpinang), Sultan Thaha (Jambi), Depati Amir (Pangkal Pinang), Silangit (North Tapanuli), Kertajati (Majalengka), Banyuwangi (Banyuwangi), Tjilik Riwut (Palangkaraya), Radin Inten II (Lampung), HAS Hanandjoeddin (Tanjung Pandan), and Fatmawati Soekarno (Bengkulu), General Besar Sudirman (Purbalingga).