Supported By Christmas And New Year's Holidays, Garuda Boss Is Optimistic That Passenger Growth Will Increase In Quarter IV

JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia President Director Irfan Setiaputra said he was optimistic that passenger growth in the fourth quarter of 2022 would be higher than the previous quarter.

One of them was driven by an increase during the Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 moments.

However, unfortunately, Irfan has not been able to reveal the exact figure.

He still wants to wait until the completion of the passenger record until the end of the fourth quarter of 2022.

"Obviously it's better than the third quarter, especially this December (there is Christmas and New Year). Second, of course, we hope for an increase in revenue or profit compared to the first half," he told reporters, Monday, December 26.

On this occasion, Irfan also mentioned the number of passengers served by Garuda Group at the peak of the Christmas holiday which reached 60,000 passengers.

The peak of the Christmas holiday falls on D-2 Christmas or December 23.

This figure is the highest during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In detail, about 26,000 passengers served by Garuda Indonesia and around 33,000 passengers served by Citilink.

"Puncak peak season Garuda Indonesia Group 60.000 passengers as of December 23, 2022," he said.

Irfan explained that the moment of Christmas and New Year this time is quite different from the moment of the Lebaran 2022 holiday. This refers to the number of passengers served.

"Compared to Lebaran, the phenomenon is a bit different, if Lebaran is one way more. So homecoming people keep coming back empty. Later when we pick you up it's a bit empty, then it's full. If this is also a lot, I think it's Christmas and New Year's in Jakarta. So the composition is okay," he said.

Irfan said, this December there was also a 30 percent increase when compared to the data as of last November 2022.

He said, the movement of these passengers will continue to be recorded until the moment of the New Year 2023. This means that there is still a possibility of an increase again.

"The increase is compared to November (as large as) 30 percent who book, we still see additions per day. There are still a week away. Many have returned because of Christmas, many have returned because of New Year," he said.