The Number Of Garuda Indonesia Group Passengers Increases By 30 Percent At Christmas

President Director of Garuda Indonesia Irfan Setiaputra. (Photo: Doc. VOI/Mery Handayani)

JAKARTA - Garuda Indonesia Group recorded an increase in the number of passengers by 30 percent during the 2022 Christmas moment, when compared to November.

President Director of Garuda Indonesia, Irfan Setiaputra, said that 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 the New Year," he told reporters in Jakarta, Monday, December 26.

Irfan said, at the peak of the Christmas holiday which fell on December 23, Garuda Indonesia Group recorded a total of 60,000 passengers. This figure is the highest during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The details are about 26,000 passengers served by Garuda Indonesia and around 33,000 passengers served by Citilink.

"At the season peak, Garuda Indonesia Group recorded 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, yes. So homecoming people keep turning back empty. Later when we pick you up it's a bit empty, then it's full," he said.

This time, said Irfan, every trip made by Garuda Indonesia recorded a fairly large number of passengers. But unfortunately, Irfan has not been able to mention the exact number of passengers he serves.

"There is also a lot of Christmas and New Year's Day in Jakarta. So the composition is pretty good. So we don't need to do certain special things. We are also very ready if there is a need for additional aircraft, especially to popular destinations," said Irfan.