Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport has reported data showing 11,259,019 arriving and departing passengers and 68,202 aircraft movements during the first six months of 2024.
Quoted by Beritabali.com, the general manager of PT Angkasa Pura I – the management authority for Bali’s Airport, Handy Heryudhitiawan, stated pm 10 July 2024: “The increase in passengers recorded in the first semester of 2024 shows that the image of the Island of Bali as a world-class tourism destination remains relevant.. “With the continued increase in passengers and flight routes at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport in the first semester of 2024 it is certain that the services we provide will also increase,”
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Continuing, Handy Heryudhitiawan added: Based on our operational data, passenger numbers increased by 16 percent in the first semester of 2024 compared to the first semester of 2023 when 9,743,788 passengers traveled through the Airport.”
During the first semester of 2024, the highest number of services at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport traveled in June, with domestic and international passenger services reaching 2,075,255 passengers with 11,575 aircraft movements.
The number of passenger services increased by one percent compared to passenger services in May 2024, namely 2,060,098 passengers, although in May the number of aircraft movements was higher at 11,918 aircraft movements.
“During the period January to June 2024, I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport served 4,696,929 domestic passengers and 6,562,090 international passengers. Normally, the number of international passengers passing through the airport is higher than the number of domestic passengers. “Currently, the average total number of passenger services at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport reaches 74,563 passengers per day,” explained Handy.
Currently, I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport serves 22 domestic flight routes operated by 11 airlines and 36 international routes operated by 39 airlines.
During the first semester of 2024, the domestic route with the highest traffic levels in Jakarta (CGK) serving 2,304,112 passengers and 14,488 aircraft movements. Jakarta was followed by Surabaya, which served 705,105 passengers with 4,428 aircraft movements, and Makassar, with 256,042 passengers and 1,829 aircraft movements.
Meanwhile, the international routes with the highest passenger levels were Singapore, with 1,337,548 passengers and 6,549 aircraft movements; Kuala Lumpur, with 861,749 passengers and 5,277 aircraft movements; and Perth, recording 494,757 passengers and 3,292 aircraft movements.
Based on data from the Ngurah Rai Immigration office, Australian citizens ranked as the source of the highest number of arrivals during the first semester of 2024 with 724,311 travelers. Ranked next were Indian nationals totaling 284,699 travelers followed by Chinese nationals at 231,094 people.
There are plans to add routes from various international destinations in the second half of 2024.
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