“Soekarno-Hatta Airport Reports Over 65,000 Passengers Arriving on Eid al-Fitr Homecoming”

On April 24, 2023, the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten welcomed a total of 65,858 passengers during the return flow of the Eid al-Fitr homecoming. Senior Manager of Branch Communication and Legal at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, M. Holik Muwardi, reported that 53,918 passengers arrived via Terminal 3, 53,064 passengers arrived via Terminal 2, and 23,416 passengers arrived via Terminal 1. Additionally, 64,540 passengers departed from the airport, bringing the total to 130,398 passengers at Soetta Airport on that day. The airport also recorded increased air traffic, with 919 flights on D+2 of Eid, as opposed to 817 flights in 2022. Muwardi predicted an increase of 20 to 30 percent in passengers and 10 to 15 percent in flight traffic for the 2023 Eid homecoming period. These numbers are expected to rise due to the revocation of the community mobility restriction (PPKM) earlier this year. On D+1 of Eid, or April 23, a total of 121,408 passengers were departing and arriving at the airport, compared to 100,844 passengers recorded in 2022. To avoid peak of the homecoming return flow, Jokowi advised travelers to avoid travelling on April 24-25. This information is brought to you by Antara News, translated by Muhammad Heriyanto and Resinta S, and edited by Anton Santoso.