Domestic and International Air Passenger Numbers Down in October 2024

A report from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) shows that the number of domestic airline passengers reached 5.31 million in October 2024.

This passenger volume decreased by 1.87% from September 2024, which recorded 5.41 million passengers. September's figure also saw a 2.69% decrease compared to August 2024's 5.56 million passengers. The trend shows a decline in domestic passenger numbers has actually been occurring for three consecutive months.

BPS explains that the decrease in passenger numbers in October 2024 occurred at several major Indonesian airports, namely Kualanamu-Medan Airport (down 13.68%), Ngurah Rai-Denpasar Airport (down 8.64%), Hasanuddin-Makassar Airport (down 3.53%), and Soekarno Hatta-Tangerang Airport (down 2.34%).

However, an increase in passenger numbers was observed at Juanda Surabaya Airport (up 1.26%).

BPS adds that the largest number of domestic passengers was at Soekarno Hatta-Tangerang Airport, with 1.6 million passengers, representing 29.65% of the total domestic passengers. This was followed by Juanda-Surabaya Airport with 441,100 passengers, or 8.30%.

Cumulatively, from January to October 2024, the number of domestic airline passengers totaled 52.77 million, a 1.94% increase year-on-year (yoy) compared to the same period last year (51.76 million passengers).

The decline in passenger numbers also affected international flights. In October 2024, the volume of international passengers was 1.67 million, down 2.22% from September 2024's 1.71 million passengers.

September's figure also decreased by 3.93% compared to August 2024's 1.78 million passengers.

BPS explains that the decrease in passenger numbers occurred at Juanda-Surabaya Airport (down 8.82%), Kualanamu-Medan Airport (down 7.01%), and Soekarno Hatta-Tangerang Airport (down 3.29%).

Conversely, Hasanuddin-Makassar Airport experienced an increase in international passengers of 27.61%, and Ngurah Rai-Denpasar Airport saw a 0.25% increase.

Despite this, the largest number of international passengers remained at Soekarno Hatta-Tangerang Airport, reaching 726,100 passengers, or 43.28% of the total international passengers. This was followed by Ngurah Rai Denpasar with 651,200 passengers, or 38.81%.

In total, from January to October 2024, the number of international airline passengers, using both domestic and foreign airlines, reached 15.7 million, a 22.39% increase (yoy) from the previous year's total of 12.82 million passengers.