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FOR those of you who want a vacation to a tourist destination in the country, no need to worry about running out of airplane tickets. The Indonesia’s Ministry of Transportation has allocated flight seats for 8.9 million passengers during the Christmas Eve 2019 and New Year 2020.
According to the Director General of Air Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation Polana B. Pramesti said the number of seats was divided into 494 routes, both domestic and international. Meanwhile, the number of aircraft operating and reserves reached 495 units.
“Predicted the number of passengers departing in the Chrismas & New Year eve period reached 5.3 million passengers. When referring to the amount of capacity, the available seats are still sufficient. Several airlines have applied for additional flights (extra flight) for both domestic and foreign routes. Until now there were 222 additional flights,” he said.
He added, on the other hand, in order to ensure safety, security and comfort in flight conducted Monitoring Christmas and New Year Posts spread across 38 airports serving domestic flights and seven airports serving overseas flights.
“I hope that during Christmas & New Year eve, the punctuality of on time performance (OTP) can reach above 80 percent. Meanwhile, the steps taken by Directorat General of Land Transportation in maintaining flight safety and security include, first, implementing ramp inspection, both fleets, personnel, facilities and infrastructure, and procedures,” he said.
Polana Pramesti explained, secondly, preparing for the addition of airport operating hours. Third, use a larger type of aircraft for additional capacity. Fourth, the temporary suspension of air side work which could potentially disrupt the smooth running of flight activities. Fifth, anticipate service in Kahar conditions. Sixth, optimizing the use of slot time.
“To all airlines in the Christmas & New Year Eve transportation period, to provide affordable ticket prices for the public,” he revealed. [traveltext.id]
