The number of passenger movements at Lombok International Airport, West Nusa Tenggara, increased by 15.4 percent during the 2023 World Superbike (WSBK) motorcycle racing event which was held at the Mandalika Circuit on March 3-5, 2023.
"The number of passengers arriving and departing from Lombok Airport during WSBK on March 1-6, 2023 was recorded at 39,450 passengers or an average of 6,575 passengers per day," said General Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I Lombok Airport Rahmat Adil Indrawan quoted from Antara, Wednesday, March 8.
This figure increased by 15.4 percent when compared to passenger movements in February 2023, which averaged at 5,700 passengers per day.
Meanwhile, when compared to the WSBK 2022 event period, an average of 6,120 passengers per day, there was an increase in passenger movements by 8 percent.
"The peak of the passenger arrival flow at WSBK 2023 momentum occurred on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, where 3,946 passengers arrived at Lombok Airport. Meanwhile, the peak of the departure flow occurred on Sunday, March 5, 2023 with 3,905 passengers departing," he said.
As for aircraft movements, there was an increase of 6.5 percent in the 2023 WSBK period.
On March 1-6, 2023, there were 395 aircraft movements or an average of 66 aircraft movements per day. Meanwhile, in February 2023, there were only 62 aircraft movements per day on average.
"We are grateful that the entire passenger service process at Lombok Airport during the WSBK 2023 period this time went well and smoothly," he said.
Therefore, he expressed his appreciation and gratitude to all relevant parties for the good coordination in jointly making this international event a success.
"Let us both support the event held in NTB for the economic progress of the community," he said.
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