Angkasa Pura

Translucent 5 Million Passengers, Christmas and New Year Service Posts 2020 Angkasa Pura II Runs Successfully

Jakarta - The 2020 Christmas and New Year (Nataru) service post was officially closed by PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero). From this annual moment, the number of passengers passing by at the 16 airports managed by Angkasa Pura II was more than 5.3 million.

"Overall operational and airport services during the Christmas and New Year 2020 period are very smooth, and this is the last day so our post officially closed with the number of pax (passengers) reaching more than 5.3 million passengers," said President Director of Angkasa Pura II, Muhammad Awaluddin.

Awaluddin explained that the implementation of Christmas and New Year's transportation this time was different from the previous year. This year, the Christmas and New Year Transportation Service Digital Posts were present to monitor all airport activities and coordinate security and service personnel in responding to various issues, in addition to presenting flight frequency data and the number of passengers that can be obtained in real time.

"For the Christmas and New Year period, we can immediately know the number of aircraft movements, the number of passengers, to the cargo data and also the On Time Performance (OTP) data for each airline and airport. All of the data is realtime, "Awaluddin explained.

Meanwhile, the peak flow of passengers on Christmas and New Year 2020 occurred on December 20, 2019, with a total of 322,644 passengers. While the peak of the Christmas holiday and the new year 2020 return occurred on January 5, 2020, there were 318,752 passengers. Furthermore, aircraft movements during the Christmas and new year 2020 reached 40,175 movements dominated by domestic flights. The 5 favorite destinations for international flights are Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, Jeddah, and Penang. The 5 favorite destinations for domestic flights include Surabaya, Denpasar, Kualanamu, Makassar and Semarang.

"With the end of the Christmas period and the new year 2020 we hope customers feel comfortable with the services we provide. The success and smooth operation of the Christmas and New Year 2020 also cannot be separated from good cooperation with the airlines, the Airport Police, Customs, Immigration, Quarantine and all other airport communities. We hope that all passengers can experience a different travel experience throughout the AP II airport, "said Awaluddin.

Previously, the Minister of Transportation, Budi Karya Sumadi, expressed his appreciation to PT Angkasa Pura II, especially Soekarno Hatta Airport, which prepared and provided good services to face the Christmas and New Year 2019/2020 Transportation Period. This was conveyed by the Minister of Transportation when opening the photo exhibition activity "Building Indonesia & Achieving Transportation" at the AP Space Terminal 3 Domestic, Soekarno Hatta Airport, on 22/12/2019.

"Today I am happy and proud that AP II Soetta has made good preparations for dealing with Nataru public transportation," explained the Minister of Transportation.

The Minister of Transportation said that the services provided by AP II at Soekarno Hatta Airport to service users were already very good by utilizing digital technology and those of a human interest nature.

"Here there is a photo exhibition, regional dances, paintings, and so on," said Budi at the time.