Controlled COVID-19 Cases, AP I Passenger Traffic Grows 6 Percent In December 2021

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JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura I recorded passenger traffic at 15 airports managed to grow 6 percent in December 2021. From 3,434,671 in November to 3,604,974 passenger movements. The increase occurred in line with the control of COVID-19 cases in the country. Angkasa Pura I Managing Director, Faik Fahmi said that 6 percent growth also occurred in aircraft traffic, from 34,479 aircraft movements in November 2021 to 36,682 aircraft movements in December 2021. Likewise with cargo traffic growing 8 percent from 39,048,058 kg in November 2021 to 42,607,927 kg in December 2021. air transportation in line with the increasingly controlled cases of COVID-19 in the country," he said in a written statement, quoted Wednesday, January 5.

Meanwhile, passenger traffic during the Christmas and New Year 2022 periods, said Faik, was recorded at 1,933,843 passengers, an increase of up to 8 percent compared to the same period the previous year where Angkasa Pura I served up to 1,790,284 passengers.

Meanwhile, aircraft traffic in the Christmas and New Year 2022 periods was recorded at 19,843 movements or decreased by 14 percent compared to the previous period which served 23,201 aircraft movements. The highest passenger traffic in the Nataru period was at Sultan Hasanuddin Airport Makassar with traffic of 391,592 passengers, followed by I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in Bali with traffic of 384,931 passengers and Juanda Airport in Surabaya with traffic of 372,768 passengers. comfortable, and most importantly achieving zero accidents during the implementation of the Nataru Command Post," said Faik.

Passenger traffic down 11 percent in 2021

Then, flight traffic in 2021 at Angkasa Pura I airports has decreased by 11 percent compared to 2020. In 2021, Angkasa Pura I served up to 28,294,809 passengers, down 11 percent compared to passenger traffic in 2020 which reached 31,847. 842 passengers. Likewise, aircraft traffic in 2021 which fell 14 percent to 329,859 aircraft movements from 385,345 aircraft movements in 2020 and cargo traffic in 2021, which fell 5 percent to 422,637,669 kg from 445,130,005 kg in 2020. Faik said the decrease in traffic "This is an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the enactment of policies to limit people's physical activity, including transportation activities. through the Emergency PPKM that occurred in July-September 2021 ago," he explained.