The figure marks an increase of five percent as compared to 5.2 million passengers recorded in January last year.
"The increase in the number of passengers at the beginning of this year sends a positive signal to the company. This feat continues the positive records we achieved over the year 2023," President Director of AP I Indah Preastuty noted in a statement received in Jakarta on Friday.
She remarked that growth is also recorded in the volume of cargo mobility in January 2024 while noting that AP I had served 44,738 tons of cargo during the period, thereby translating to an increase of 19 percent as compared to 37,530 tons in January last year.
Preastuty expressed optimism that the 15 airports operated by AP I would demonstrate a higher level of operational performance this year in terms of the traffic volume of passengers and cargo.
In detail, the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali Province accounted for the highest volume of passenger mobility in January 2024, serving a total of 1.8 million customers.
The Juanda Airport in Surabaya, East Java, ranked second, with one million passengers, followed by 775 thousand passengers served by the Sultan Hasanuddin Airport in Makassar, South Sulawesi.
In terms of airplane mobility, the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport accommodated 12,045 flights, followed by the Juanda Airport and Sultan Hasanuddin Airport that had registered 7,784 and 6,208 flights, respectively.
As for cargo traffic, the Sentani Airport in Papua Province's Jayapura ranked first, with a total of 13,099 tons of cargo served. The figure topped Sultan Hasanuddin Airport's 7,563 tons of cargo and Juand Airport's 6,258 tons of cargo.
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