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PT ANGKASA Pura Indonesia or InJourney Airports recorded an increase in aircraft passenger movements throughout January-February 2025 or early this year. As of February 2025, the cumulative number of aircraft passengers at all InJourney Airports was recorded at approximately 11.44 million passengers or an increase of 1% compared to the same period last year of 11.36 million passengers.
According to Faik Fahmi, President Director of InJourney Airports, this increase occurred because the demand for flights on domestic routes continued to be maintained and the demand on international routes was quite enthusiastic with significant growth.
“The number of passengers on domestic routes in the 37 airports managed by InJourney Airports reached 8.33 million passengers in February 2025. Meanwhile, international routes were 3.11 million passengers. So, in total, we serve 11.36 million passengers,” said Faik, Tuesday, (03/18), 2025.
According to him, the growing demand in February is in line with the strengthening demand for flights globally. Demand is growing globally, and according to IATA (International Air Transport Association) data, the strongest growth at the beginning of this year was in the Asia-Pacific region.
In addition to the growth in the number of passengers, Faik added, InJourney Airports also recorded the number of aircraft movements in February 2025, reaching 83 thousand flights and cargo transportation volume of about 100 million kilograms.
Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) Airport is the highest
Meanwhile, in the first two months of this year, namely January-February 2025, the number of aircraft passengers at InJourney Airports reached 24.63 million passengers or increased by 5% compared to January-February 2024.
In the period January-February 2025, the five busiest airports were Soekarno-Hatta Tangerang (8.23 million passengers), I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali (3.55 million passengers), Juanda Surabaya (2.13 million passengers), Sultan Hasanuddin Makassar (1.44 million passengers) and Kualanamu Deli Serdang (1.18 million passengers).
He explained that InJourney Airports, together with all parties in the aviation ecosystem, is trying to maintain the positive trend of passenger movement. I am optimistic that the growth of air passengers in January and February will continue in March, along with the 2025 Eid transportation.
“During the 22-day Eid transportation period, namely March 21 to April 1, I am estimates that the number of air passengers at InJourney Airports can reach 10.8 million passengers. InJourney Airports is optimistic that the number of air passengers at all airports cumulatively can reach 162 million passengers throughout 2025,” Faik concluded. [sources/photo special]
