Backflow Of Nataru Holidays Is Confirmed To Run Smoothly In NTT

Airport (Photo: Antara)

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (Ditjen Hubud) of the Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) ensures that the flow back to the year-end holidays in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, runs safely and smoothly.

"We have directly monitored the implementation of the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year transportation backflows in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara to ensure smooth, safety, and transportation security," said Air Transport Director Agustinus Budi Hartono quoting Antara.

Agustinus said that based on data from the Christmas and New Year's Command Post (Nataru), the number of air transportation passengers at El Tari Airport Kupang from 18 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 was recorded at 56,995 passengers.

"This figure is down 3 percent compared to the same period in 2023 as many as 65,062 passengers," he said.

He mentioned the most flight routes at El Tari Airport on year-end holiday transportation, namely Jakarta and Surabaya.

"For the number of flights in 2024 as many as 633 flights, it has decreased by 8 percent compared to 2023 of 773 flights," he explained.

For cargo flights, in 2024 there will be an increase of 616 tons or 23 percent compared to 2023 which is only 558 tons.

Agustinus further said that the peak of passenger departures occurred on December 21, 2024, with 4,564 passengers, and the peak of arrivals or backflow is predicted to occur on January 4, 2025.

There were several delays/delays that occurred due to weather factors and operational reasons with on-time performance (OTP) of 74 percent.

"Hopefully passengers can understand the delays that occur due to weather factors because after all the safety aspects remain a priority," he said.

In addition to the airport, Agustinus also conducted monitoring at the Class II NTT Land Transportation Management Center (BPTD) and the Class III Port Authority (KSOP) Kupang Office.

Meanwhile, Head of BPTD Class II NTT Robert NI Tail said that the volume of road transportation passengers from 18 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 was 798 passengers, or an increase of 8.57 percent compared to 2023.

Even so, Robert did not specify how much volume of road transportation was in the previous year.

In addition, he also mentioned the total volume of ferry transportation at 23 ports with a total passenger departure from 18 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 as many as 28,285 passengers and a total of 8,449 vehicles consisting of two-wheeled, four-wheeled, and six-wheeled wheels.

On the other hand, the Head of Kupang Class III KSOP Simon B. Baon explained that there was an increase in the number of passengers going down and up on year-end holiday transportation by 17 percent.

"In 2023 the number of passengers will drop and increase by 33,774 people, or an increase in 2024 to 39,561 passengers," said Simon.

Simon said the most routes were to Lewalebo, Waingapu, Rote, and Naikliu. The ships that operate serve these routes, namely Pelni ships, the Main Ocean Dharma Ship (DLU), private fast boats, and pioneering ships.