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A TOTAL of 117,078 passengers were served at Sam Ratulangi International Airport (Samrat) Manado, North Sulawesi, in January 2023. When compared to January 2021, the number of passengers increased by 6% year on year (yoy). However, the number of passengers decreased by 4.41% compared to December 2022 or month to month (mtm).
Stakeholder Relations of PT Angkasa Pura I Sam Ratulangi Airport, Yanti Pramono, Thursday (02/16), 2023. said passengers are usually more at the end of the year. Coincides with the moment of Christmas and New Year. Related to that, passengers at Sam Ratulangi Airport Manado consist of 111,861 domestic passengers and 5,217 international passengers.
“There are also 2,209 transit passengers. Domestic passengers arrived 51,327 people and departed 58,325 people. As for international flights, 2,530 passengers arrived and 2,687 people departed,” she said.
She explained, related to aircraft movements during January 2023 as many as 1,193 times. Throughout 2022, 15,388 tourists traveled to North Sulawesi. North Sulawesi tourism shows positive development amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout 2022, as many as 15,388 foreign tourists came to North Sulawesi.
Meanwhile, the Head of the North Sulawesi Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Asim Saputra, said that thousands of foreign tourists entered through Sam Ratulangi Manado International Airport. Meanwhile, foreign tourists who came in December 2022 were 1,142 people. That number decreased by 33.64% compared to November 2022 (M-to-M).
“When compared to December 2021, it increased by 10.34% (Y-on-Y). The decline in the number of foreign tourists to North Sulawesi at the end of 2022 is related to the surge in COVID-19 cases in China until December 20, 2022. Where, the Chinese authorities since December 7, 2022, have relaxed the COVID-19 anti-pandemic health protocol despite the surge in positive cases triggered by Omicron BF7,” he said.
“In addition, extreme weather in December 2022 reduced foreign tourists’ interest in marine tourism in North Sulawesi,” Asim explained.
Foreign tourists visiting North Sulawesi in 2022: (1). January 466 people, (2). February 647 people, (3). March 1,045 people, (4). April 851 people, (5). May 843 people, (6). June 1,472 people, (7). July 1,684 people, (8). August 1,758 people, (9). September 2,178 people, (10). October 1,581 people, (11). November 1,721 people, (12). December 1,142 people. Total: 15,388 people. [sources/photo special]
