AP II Calls Health Protocols Still Implemented During Eid Homecoming 2023

JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura II as the manager of Soekarno Hatta International Airport (Soetta) continues to apply health protocols for air transportation officers and prospective passengers during the 2023 Eid homecoming period.

"Soetta Airport continues to enforce health protocols for officers and passengers during the Lebaran homecoming," said KCU Executive General Manager PT Angkasa Pura II Dwi Ananda Wicaksana as quoted by Antara, Sunday.

He said the policy was implemented to support all government instructions to anticipate and suppress the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia.

Therefore, during the Eid Al-Fitr 2023 homecoming transportation period, PT Angkasa Pura II emphasized to officers and passengers to always apply health protocols, one of which is mandatory to wear masks when in the terminal area and while on flight trips.

In addition, his party will also routinely spray disinfectants, including the provision of hand sanitizers in every terminal area at the airport.

"Hand-moving tools such as trolleys are sprayed with disinfectant," he said.

According to him, even though the implementation of Community Activity Restrictions (PPKM) has been revoked. However, SE Number 15 concerning the Travel Health Protocol of People is still valid.

"In addition, there is news that in India COVID-19 has spread again, so we are still taking anticipation," he said.

He added that the peak of the homecoming flow is predicted to occur on D-1 Lebaran. The number of passengers is projected to reach up to 174 thousand people with 1,271 flights.

"Of these, flights have increased by about 33 percent from the previous year," he said.

Meanwhile, according to him, the increase in the number of passenger traffic has increased by about 39 percent from the peak of the homecoming flow in 2022.