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        "id": 1627306,
        "msgid": "soekarno-hatta-airport-serves-1-2-million-passengers-until-d-2-eid-1774018279",
        "date": "2026-03-20 20:44:26",
        "title": "Soekarno-Hatta Airport serves 1.2 million passengers until D-2 Eid",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Soekarno-Hatta Airport handled 1.23 million passengers and 8,211 aircraft movements from 13-19 March, marking an 8.3% increase in passengers and 5.7% in movements compared to the previous year, driven primarily by a 11.3% rise in domestic traffic ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The airport anticipates a peak return flow on 28 March with nearly 200,000 passengers, while operations remain smooth through enhanced coordination, underscoring growing public confidence in air travel for homecoming and vacations. This surge highlights the critical role of Indonesia's key aviation infrastructure in facilitating national mobility during major holidays.",
        "content": "<p>The airport\u2019s General Manager, Heru Karyadi, informed that his office\nhad cumulatively served 1,231,796 passengers with 8,211 aircraft\nmovements from March 13-19, representing an 8.3 percent increase in\npassengers and 5.7 percent in aircraft movements compared to the same\nperiod the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe increase in passenger numbers and aircraft movements\ndemonstrates the high level of public mobility during the Eid al-Fitr\nholiday period, both for homecoming and vacations. This also shows\npublic confidence in air transportation services,\u201d he remarked on\nFriday.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this growth was mostly driven by an increase in\ndomestic traffic, reaching 918,268 passengers, an increase of 11.3\npercent, while international traffic remained relatively stable at\n313,528 passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Karyadi then informed that the peak of the homecoming return flow at\nSoekarno-Hatta Airport is predicted to occur on March 28, 2026, with an\nestimated 198,387 passengers on 1,221 flights.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe continue to ensure operational readiness across all lines, from\nfacilities and personnel to service flows, all for passengers to\nexperience a safe, comfortable, and smooth journey during the Eid\nal-Fitr holiday period,\u201d he pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, he noted that the peak Eid homecoming flow was on March 18\nor three days before Eid, with Soekarno-Hatta Airport serving 191,173\npassengers, both departing and arriving.<\/p>\n<p>This number increased by 4.4 percent compared to the same period in\n2025, which recorded 183,141 passengers, and also confirmed the growing\ntrend of passenger traffic during this year\u2019s Eid al-Fitr holiday\nseason.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of flight operations, Soekarno-Hatta Airport also recorded\n1,229 aircraft movements during the peak homecoming season, serving both\ndomestic and international routes,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Popular travel routes during the Eid holiday were focused on domestic\ndestinations, including Denpasar, Medan, Makassar, Surabaya, and\nPadang.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur remained as favorites for\ninternational routes.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Karyadi explained that despite the significant surge in\ntraffic, airport operations continued to run smoothly through\nstrengthened cross-agency coordination and optimized services throughout\nthe terminal area.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Banten sees controlled, accident-free homecoming\nflow<\/p>\n<p>Related news: KCIC readies over 650,000 Whoosh train tickets for Eid\nholiday season<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia deploys teams to secure Eid homecoming routes\nnationwide<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Azmi Syamsul M, Resinta Sulistiyandari<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/soekarno-hatta-airport-serves-1-2-million-passengers-until-d-2-eid-1774018279",
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