JAKARTA - Garuda group serves 146 domestic and international routes during the 2024 Christmas and New Year 2025 (Nataru) holidays. One of the routes that is predicted to increase is Denpasar.
President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Wamildan Tsani, said that 146 of these routes consist of 49 domestic routes and 19 international routes served by Garuda Indonesia. The rest, 73 domestic routes and 5 international routes served by Citilink.
Furthermore, the Military Commander said the routes also pay attention to several areas with tourism potential. He said the moment of the Christmas and New Year holidays would increase visits to tourist destinations.
"So there are a total of 122 domestic and 24 international. Of course, we are engaged with friends in the regions, of course, in line with the increase in the number of passengers, automatically visiting our tourist attractions will also be higher," he said at a press conference, at the Ministry of SOEs Office, Jakarta, Friday, December 5.
The military commander said that the Garuda Indonesia fleet itself prepared 58 aircraft consisting of 39 Boeing 737-800 NG, then 12 Airbus 330 and Boeing 777-300 ER. As for Citilink, 35 fleets were prepared consisting of 32 Airbus 320 and 3 ATR aircraft.
"So a total of approximately 1.4 million seats with a total flight of almost 8,200 flights during the peak season," he said.
In detail, the total Garuda Indonesia seat prepared 741,514 seats with a total flight of 4,028. Meanwhile, Citylink, we prepared 717,560 seats with a total of 4,171 flights.
The Military Commander said that his party predicts that passenger growth will increase by 24 percent compared to 2023 for the Christmas and New Year period.
"So there is a significant increase, but if we compare it with the period before the pandemic, it is still at 66 percent," he said.
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Furthermore, the Military Commander said that the peak flow of the Christmas and New Year holidays is predicted to occur on December 21 and January 5. The domestic routes that are predicted to experience congestion are Denpasar, Sorong, Menando, Kuala However, Jebura, Pontianak, Surabaya, Jogja, and Lombok.
"Meanwhile, for internationals who have quite a lot of interest, even now it is above 70 percent, those are Singapore, Haneda, Hong Kong, Bangkok, and also Sydney," he explained.
As for Citilink, said the Military Commander, the routes that are predicted to experience congestion include Kualanamu, Lombok, Denpasar, Balikpapan, Yogyakarta, Batam Silangit, and Malang.
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