Eid Backflow, Garuda Announces Flying 80,243 Passengers

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JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia's national airline with its subsidiary, Citilink, flew at least 80,243 passengers out of a total of at least 531 flights including an additional 53 extra flights operated in the peak momentum of the 2024 Eid backflow which falls on Sunday, April 14.

This number is also represented through records that the number of passengers flown by Garuda Indonesia reached 37,541 passengers, while Citilink recorded at least 42,702 passengers.

At the peak of the backflow that falls this week, Garuda Indonesia Group recorded a slight increase in the number of passengers compared to the previous day, Saturday (13/4) where Garuda Indonesia Group flew around 73,951 passengers. The trend of backflow movement has begun to be seen since D+2 Eid Al-Fitr Day and is expected to continue until April 21, 2024.

Meanwhile, on the last day of the Eid holiday which falls on April 15, 2024, Garuda Indonesia Group projects that it will carry around 77,934 passengers consisting of at least 36 thousand passengers served by Garuda Indonesia and 41 thousand passengers served by Citilink.

President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra said that the momentum of Eid in 2024 is a reflection of the recovery of the aviation industry after going through a pandemic situation some time ago which gave optimism for the company's performance rate and the Company's commitment to further optimizing the accessibility of safe and comfortable flight services for the community, especially at important momentum such as Eid.

"Looking at the record number of passengers who continue to grow from year to year after the pandemic situation, we are aware of the enormous opportunities that must be addressed optimally in providing the best service for service users. We continue to put forward this in order to realize optimism in achieving the company's target to achieve the record number of passengers before the pandemic," said Irfan Setiaputra.

As part of the company's commitment to providing premium services to the community, Garuda Indonesia also provides added value through maintaining the Company's core value by ensuring the timeliness of flights that service users can feel. This commitment is represented through the average On-Time Performance achievement of above 84 percent during the peak season this year.

"We understand that providing premium services to answer the needs of service users for safe and comfortable air transportation accessibility is our responsibility. Therefore, we always ensure that all implementation in the touch point of passenger services is carried out optimally and thoroughly, starting from pre-flight, in-flight, to post-flight," explained Irfan.