JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) noted that Juanda Airport Surabaya, East Java, became the busiest airport of the 15 airports managed during the 2022 Eid homecoming flow.
"In the period from April 25 to May 1, there were 78,228 passengers and 461 aircraft served. This proves that the public's interest in traveling to Surabaya by plane is quite high," said AP I President Director Faik Fahmi in a statement quoted by Antara, Monday, May 16. .
Faik said that Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport ranks second by serving 57,724 passengers and 330 aircraft movements.
Meanwhile, Makassar Sultan Hasanuddin Airport ranks the third busiest airport by serving 30,0006 passengers and 243 aircraft.
According to him, during the Lebaran 2022 transportation period from April 25 to May 10, 2022, AP I served a total of 2,485,107 passengers and 21,441 aircraft movements.
"This proves that public interest in traveling by air is quite high because it is considered shorter, more efficient, and tends to be safe from the spread of COVID-19," he said.
Faik said for the return flow of the 2022 Eid holiday on May 4-10 2022, the highest flight route is the route from Bali Airport and Makassar Airport to Soekarno-Hatta with a total of 107,925 passengers and 635 aircraft movements served.
The second highest flight route is from Ngurah Rai Airport and Hasanuddin Airport to Juanda Airport, which serves 67,209 passengers and 393 aircraft.
Meanwhile, Hasanuddin Airport ranks third in the number of return flight routes for Lebaran 2022 by serving 40,370 passengers and 418 aircraft.
There is also the realization of the most additional flights at 15 airports managed by AP I in the 2022 Eid transportation, also occupied by Juanda Airport with 239 flights, followed by Bali Airport with 204 flights, and Yogyakarta International Airport with 139 flights.
"By looking at the increasing number of air transportation traffic in the 2022 Eid transportation and the requirements for people to travel by air, we are optimistic that the world of aviation will begin to rise as before," concluded Faik.
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