High Airfares Cause 6.26% Drop in Domestic Passengers
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The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) recorded a 6.26% decrease in domestic air passengers in April 2019 compared to the previous month. The number of domestic air passengers in April 2019 totaled 5.65 million, a decrease of 380,000 compared to March 2019, which saw 6.03 million passengers.
BPS Head Suhariyanto stated that high ticket prices caused the sharp drop in air passengers. Looking at the trend in domestic air passengers, all airports experienced a decline, with the largest decrease at Hasanuddin Airport, Makassar, at 10.43% compared to March 2019. Furthermore, a decrease in the number of passengers was also observed in international flights.
The number of international air passengers in April 2019 reached 1.4 million, a 3.44% decrease compared to March 2019, which saw 1.5 million passengers. In international flights, only Ngurah Rai-Denpasar Airport experienced an increase in passengers, at 4.6%. The highest decrease in international flights was also recorded at Hasanuddin Airport, Makassar, reaching 22.09%.
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