Arrivals Of Foreigners At I Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali, Increase 107 Percent, Dominated By 3 Countries

Passengers at Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport/PHOTO: Airport Public Relations

BADUNG - I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali, served 1,006,662 passengers and 7,002 aircraft in May.

"During that period, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport served an average of 32,582 passengers and 226 flights per day", said General Manager of I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Handy Heryudhitiawan, Thursday, June 9.

This figure has increased compared to the number of passengers in the previous month. In April 2022, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport served 585,123 passengers, an increase of 73 percent.

Meanwhile, the number of aircraft served was 4,548 aircraft, an increase of up to 54 percent.

Then, for the total number of domestic passengers in May, namely 772,116 passengers, an increase of 64 percent compared to the number of passengers in April which amounted to 470,438.

Then the number of international passengers experienced a significant percentage increase of 107 percent, increasing from 114,685 passengers in April be 237,710 in May.

The increase in the number of passengers is driven by the ease of regulation for air travel at this time.

"According to the current regulations, for both domestic and international passengers, there is no longer a requirement for COVID-19 test results for those who have taken booster vaccines or complete vaccines. This will certainly make it easier for people who will travel by air", said Handy.

Overall, air traffic at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport experienced quite good growth during 2022. When compared to the same period in 2021, there was a significant increase in the percentage of passengers and aircraft.

"Throughout January (until) May 2022, there were 3,186,854 passengers served by Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, or an increase of 239 percent, when compared to 2021 where there were 940,421 passengers. The number of aircraft served experienced an increase of 106 percent where in 2021 there will be 12,038 aircraft and it will increase in 2022 to 24,480 aircraft", he explained.

Passengers at Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport/PHOTO: Airport Public Relations

For domestic flight routes, Jakarta is still the destination with the highest number of passengers with 439,697 passengers served. Followed by Surabaya with 115,530 passengers, and Makassar with 48,493 passengers.

As for international routes, the Singapore route is dominated by 92,928 passengers. Followed by Melbourne, Australia with 25,768 passengers, and Kuala Lumpur with 19,850 passengers.

The highest number of foreign arrivals came from Australia, which was 48,000 passengers. Next is the United Kingdom with 15,341 passengers and India with 14,932 passengers.

Handy said that the momentum of increasing the number of passengers is expected to support the economic growth of the people of Bali Island.

"Statistically, both domestic and international passengers continue to experience positive growth. We hope this is also directly proportional to the economic recovery on the island of Bali and Indonesia as a whole", he said.

"Of course, we continue to make adjustments to our services and implement health protocols, by applicable regulations. Thus, the level of trust of airport service users will be higher and passenger growth at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport can be maintained", said Handy.