JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (InJourney Airports) recorded 8.8 million aircraft passengers served during the Lebaran Transportation period from March 13 to 29, 2026 at 37 airports managed by the company.
This number increased by 6.4 percent compared to the same period last year of 8.3 million passengers.
The data was conveyed by InJourney Airports President Director Mohammad R. Pahlevi when closing the Idulfitri "Serving with All Heart" Standby Post at 37 airports.
The closure of this post marks the end of the 2026 Lebaran transportation period at all airports managed by InJourney Airports.
Pahlevi said that in general, Lebaran transportation operations at the airport ran smoothly despite the surge in passenger and flight traffic.
"Airport operations and services, as well as compliance with regulations, are maintained amid high flight traffic thanks to excellent collaboration between InJourney Airports and stakeholders at the airport. We thank all parties who have supported the success of the Eid al-Fitr transportation at InJourney Airports airports," said Pahlevi in an official statement, Monday, March 30.
Pahlevi said the success of the Lebaran transportation this year was reflected in a number of key indicators.
In terms of passenger traffic, as many as 8.8 million passengers were served during the period from March 13 to 29, 2026 at 37 airports, an increase of 6.4 percent compared to the same period last year with 8.3 million passengers.
As the number of passengers increases, he continued, aircraft movements also increase to around 63,222 flights or an increase of 9 percent compared to 58,019 flights in 2025.
The peak of the homecoming flow was recorded on March 18, 2026 with 568,871 passengers and 4,044 flights.
Meanwhile, the peak of the return flow occurred on March 29, 2026 with 603,575 passengers and 3,869 flights.
In addition, the optimization of airport operations is also seen from the utilization of flight slot time which reaches 82 percent, higher than the same period last year which was in the range of 77 percent.
To accommodate the high demand for air travel, the realization of additional flights (extra flights) also increased significantly to around 4,097 flights, compared to around 2,800 extra flights in the previous year.
"The high realization of extra flights in this year's Lebaran transportation is an effort by InJourney Airports and airlines to be able to accommodate the public's air travel demand both during the homecoming and return flow," he explained.
In terms of connectivity, the number of flight routes at 37 airports reached 1,487 routes or increased by 53 routes compared to last year.
The number of airlines operating also increased to 247 airlines or an increase of 9 airlines.
Meanwhile, customer satisfaction levels also showed positive results.
Based on a Customer Satisfaction (CSAT) survey of around 2,000 respondents, the overall satisfaction score for airport services reached 4.8.
The travel experience during Ramadan obtained a score of 4.81, while the assessment of the ambience and holiday-themed decorations reached a score of 4.78.
The five busiest airports during the 2026 Lebaran transportation period are Soekarno-Hatta Tangerang Airport with 3.01 million passengers, followed by I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali Airport with 1.08 million passengers, Juanda Surabaya Airport with 766,185 passengers, Sultan Hasanuddin Makassar Airport with 566,552 passengers, and Kualanamu Deli Serdang Airport with 420,654 passengers.
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