Recording the Movement of 40.54 Million Passengers in 2022, Soekarno-Hatta Airport is the 9th Busiest Airport in the World and Number One in ASEAN

Soekarno-Hatta Airport. (Photo: Antara/AP II)

JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero) said that Soekarno-Hatta International Airport still dominates the aviation market in the ASEAN region and is one of the busiest airports in the world.

AP II President Director, Muhammad Awaluddin, said flight traffic at AP II airports, including Soekarno-Hatta Airport, was recorded to be very high in December 2022.

"December 2022 recorded the highest flight traffic throughout 2022. This was driven by improving conditions amid the pandemic and the peak season for the 2022/2023 Christmas and New Year holidays", Awaluddin said as quoted by Antara, Monday.

Awaluddin said, based on a report by OAG Aviation, a London-based air travel data provider, Soekarno-Hatta Airport is ranked 1st on the list of the busiest airports in ASEAN, after in December 2022 it had a capacity of 2.15 million flight seats.

Meanwhile, Flightsfrom.com, which is a provider of route data and airline schedules in the world, places Soekarno-Hatta Airport as the 9th busiest airport in the world with scheduled flight departures of 579 flights every day.

"We are grateful that thanks to the support of all stakeholders, Soekarno-Hatta Airport can manage the high demand for air traffic well", he said.

During January-December 2022 the number of passenger movements at Soekarno-Hatta Airport reached 40.54 million passengers, an increase of around 57 percent compared to January-December 2021.

In 2022, the five busiest domestic routes at Soekarno-Hatta Airport were from and to Denpasar (4.32 million passengers), Deli Serdang (3.28 million passengers), Surabaya (2.62 million passengers), Makassar (2.55 million passengers) and Pontianak (1.62 million passengers).

Meanwhile, the five busiest international routes at Soekarno-Hatta Airport are to and from Singapore (1.68 million passengers), Jeddah (945,943 passengers), Kuala Lumpur (863,772 passengers), Doha (446,177 passengers), and Medina (441,445 passengers).

Awaluddin said the restoration of flights at Soekarno-Hatta Airport was taking place in stages and continuously, and was supported by the organization and collaboration of all stakeholders.

He explained that the increased flight demand could be accommodated by the availability of flight time slots and facilities at AP II airport, the readiness of the airline fleet, support from AirNav Indonesia as a provider of flight navigation services, ground handling alertness, and full support from regulators as well as the Indonesia Army (TNI) and National Police.

Cumulatively throughout 2022, the number of passenger movements at AP II's 20 airports will reach around 62 million passengers, an increase of 100 percent compared to 2021 of 31 million passengers.