Number of air passengers up

Number of air passengers up

JAKARTA (ANTARA): Director General for Air Transportation Zainudin Sikado said over the weekend that the number of year-end air passengers at the country's 17 airports increases by 25 percent.

Sikado told reporters that the increase is the biggest in three years.

"The increase is 11.6 percent more than the last two years," he said.

Christmas and New Year holidays are also holidays for students and employees taking annual leaves.

In an anticipation of the passenger increases, the government has taken necessary steps such increasing flights frequencies for dense routes, extending airport operation hours and preparing chartered planes.

The seat capacity was also increased by 57 percent so that the passenger increase of 25 percent could be accommodated, the director general said.