Domestic Flights from Ngurah Rai Bali Increases 5.23 Percent

By : Herry Barus And Aldi Firhand. A | Wednesday, June 13 2018 - 23:11 IWST

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INDUSTRY.co.id - Denpasar - Ngurah Rai International Airport serves flights to various regions in Indonesia of 3,704 units during April 2018, an increase of 184 times or 5.23 percent compared to the previous month (m-to-m) which was recorded 3,520 times.

"The departure of thousands of aircraft carry 468,663 passengers, increased 41,809 people or 9.79 percent compared to the previous month recorded 426,854 people," said Head of BPS Bali Adi Nugroho in Denpasar, Wednesday (13/6/2018)

He said the departure of the various types of aircraft also carrying luggage and goods increased by 0.6 million tons or 12.25 percent from 4.3 million tons in March 2018 to 4.9 million tons in April 2018.

The departure of the domestic destination plane was at most to Soekarno-Hatta Airport, which was 1,338 times, carrying 207,319 passengers following Surabaya destination 450 times (66,995 people), Lombok Praya 240 times (24,293 passengers), Yogyakarta 207 times (28,355 passengers), Makassar 193 times (26,953 passengers) and Labuan Bajo 192 times with 11,989 passengers.

In addition, the aircraft that fly from Bali is also with the aim of Bandung as many as 180 units carrying 27,823 passengers, Halim Perdana Kusuma 112 times (15,096 passengers), Tambolaka (NTT) 96 times (6,605 passengers), Bima 91 times (5,200 passengers) other areas in the archipelago 605 units with 48,035 passengers.

The overall flight departure of the aircraft as compared to April 2017 (y-on-y) has increased by 12.31 percent. However, compared to the previous month (m-to-m) also increased by 5.23 percent, with the highest increase of Tambalaka (East Nusa Tenggara) destination reaching 15.66 percent).

Adi Nugroho explained, in line with the number of domestic air transport departures, the total number of passengers on the whole increased (m-to-m) by 9.79 percent ie 426,856 people in March 2018 to 468,663 people in April 2018.

Of the ten main destinations for domestic air passenger passengers, all of them increased, with Bima's highest increase of 26 percent, Adi Nugroho said. (Ant)