Angkasa Pura I: 186,000 Passengers Will Travel Through YIA Airport During Christmas And New Year Holidays

Illustration. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

PT Angkasa Pura I Yogyakarta International Airport projects as many as 186,000 passengers to travel through the airport in Kulon Progo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, during the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year holidays.

General Manager of Yogyakarta International Airport Agus Pandu Purnama in Kulon Progo, DIY, Monday 19 December said the passenger projection had increased by 71 percent compared to Christmas 2021 and New Year 2022.

"The number of aircraft has increased by 88 percent. This can be seen, at this time, we receive around 84 flights per day. Last year it was only 40-50 flights per day," he said, as quoted by Antara.

To anticipate the surge in passengers, Agus continued, AP I Yogyakarta International Airport opened the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year's Command Posts.

The command post is open from 19 December to 3 January 2023. The command post is carried out by all agencies involved in Yogyakarta International Airport, starting from the TNI, Polri, Basarnas, and other airport communities.

"We collaborate with all agencies to ensure a sense of security, comfort, controllability, and passengers can access the airport well," he said.

He appealed to passengers to maintain health and be aware of COVID-19. For this reason, all parties must maintain health protocols at Yogyakarta International Airport.

"We urge all parties to maintain health protocols so that there will be no more spread of COVID-19," he said.

One of the passengers on the plane to Baubau City, Southeast Sulawesi, Rara Sibutar said he chose a Monday morning flight to arrive at his destination in the afternoon.

He said he was in Yogyakarta for a vacation. "The number of passengers is not crowded. Then, I could arrive in Baubau City in the afternoon," he said.