15 Angkasa Pura Airports Serve 2.48 Million Passengers During The 2022 Lebaran Transport Period, The Most From Juanda Airport Surabaya

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JAKARTA - PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) recorded the movement of 2.48 million aircraft passengers at 15 airports under its management during the Lebaran 2022 transportation period. The number of passenger movements in the Lebaran Transportation period this year increased by 359 percent compared to the previous year, which was 531,268.

Meanwhile, flight traffic reached 21,441 movements. When compared to the previous year, flight traffic also increased by 200 percent.

"The movement of passenger and flight traffic during the Lebaran Transportation period this year was 5 percent higher and 9 percent higher than the prediction where we estimate to serve 2.36 million passengers and 19,579 aircraft movements at the 15 airports we manage," said Angkasa Pura Airports President Director, Faik Fahmi, Wednesday, 11 May.

As for the three airports of Angkasa Pura I which served the highest passengers and aircraft during the Lebaran Transportation period, namely Juanda Airport Surabaya which served up to 553,347 passengers with flight traffic reaching 3,981 aircraft movements.

Then, followed by Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport which serves up to 503,882 passengers with flight traffic reaching 3,641 aircraft movements. Then, Makassar Sultan Hasanuddin Airport which serves up to 475,142 passengers with flight traffic reaching 3,743 aircraft movements.

Faik said, during the Lebaran Transportation period, Angkasa Pura I received at least 1,378 extra flight plans with the realization reaching 1,005 extra flights or 73 percent.

"This data shows that air transportation is still the main mode of transportation for people to go home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is faster, safer and healthier," he said.

As for the level of on time performance (OTP), the average OTP at 15 airports managed by Angkasa Pura I during the Lebaran Transportation period reached 67.07 percent or exceeded the daily OTP average of 61.81 percent.

"We would like to express our gratitude and highest appreciation to all personnel of Angkasa Pura I and all relevant stakeholders at the airport who have supported flights during the Lebaran transportation period to run smoothly, safely, healthily and recorded zero accidents from the first day to the closing day of the Command Post. Integrated Lebaran Transportation," he said.