Extra Aviation Syamsudin Noor Airport South Kalimantan Reaches 51 Aircraft

By : Herry Barus And Aldo Bella Putra | Wednesday, June 20 2018 - 17:30 IWST

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INDUSTRY.co.id - Banjarbaru - The number of extra flights provided by Syamsudin Noor Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, to H + 2 or Monday (18/6) of 51 airlines from several airlines.

Airport Operations and Service Dept Head Syamsudin Noor Reven Artha Airport in Banjarbaru, Wednesday (20/6/2018) said the number of extra flights was counted since the H-8 or Thursday (7/6).

"During the eight days before and three days after Idul Fitri as many as 51 extra flights filed by our airline approved," said the airport operations manager.

He said the dozens of extra flights consisted of 26 flights from Syamsudin Noor Airport to other airports and 25 flights from outside the area to the local airport.

Mentioned, the extra flight destinations that the airline opened Lion Air dominated the Surabaya Juanda Airport and Adi Sucipto Airport Yogyakarta which quite a lot of passengers.

"The two airports are the destination of most travelers compared to other airports so Lion Air airline opens an extra flight up to dozens of times," he said.

According to Ruly who is also Head of Integrated Transportation Posts Lebaran Syamsudin Noor in 2018, the number of passengers departed 11.19 percent and came up 5.76 percent.

"If taken the average increase in the number of passengers departing or coming by 8.96 percent compared to the number of passengers in the same period in 2017," he said.

He said the data recapitulation from Lebaran transportation post was recorded the number of passengers departing from H-8 or June 7, 2018 to H + 2 Idul Fitri on Monday (18/6) as many as 83,789 people.

While the number of passengers who come for 12 days as many as 55,398 people or an increase of 5.76 percent compared to the same period in 2017 as many as 52,383 people.

"The increase in the number of passengers both departing and coming because of the high public keingian goes home to celebrate Idul Fitri with family," he said.

It is said, the total number of passengers departing and arriving until Monday (18/6) H + 2 as many as 139,187 people or up compared to 2017 as many as 127,742 people. (Ant)