"We have done the calculations, and the result is that the first peak of (travelers') flow will occur on December 22, 2023, which is D-3 before Christmas,"
Tangerang, Banten (ANTARA) - State airport operator PT Angkasa Pura (AP) II, which manages the Soekarno-Hatta (Soetta) International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, will activate the integrated post on December 18, 2023, during the year-end holidays.

PT AP II main office branch's executive general manager, Dwi Ananda Wicaksana, stated here on Thursday that the integrated post will serve passengers and provide security during the Christmas and New Year holidays.

"According to the letter from the Ministry of Transportation, the post should be opened from December 18 to January (next year), but we usually can activate the post a week before," he remarked.

Wicaksana explained that the integrated post will be active D-7 before Christmas until D+7 after New Year's Day.

He remarked that the activation of the post is intended to maintain security and provide service for passengers in the largest airport in Indonesia.

"We have some changes in the Terminal 3 area, where X-Ray SCP 1 no longer exists. However, we will continue to increase security in the building, of the luggage, and passengers by deploying patrol officers and so on," he revealed.

In addition to security, activation of the integrated post is also a follow-up to the Ministry of Transportation's Instruction regarding the opening of the 2023-2024 Christmas and New Year service posts at all airports in Indonesia.

He noted that the number of passengers via the Soekarno-Hatta Airport during the holidays will peak on December 22, 2023.

"We have done the calculations, and the result is that the first peak of (travelers') flow will occur on December 22, 2023, which is D-3 before Christmas," he stated.

His side also projected around 135 thousand to 170 thousand passengers daily during the holiday season.

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