20/07/2024
🛩️ Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport 🛕has released official passenger statistics for this year.
📊 In the first half of 2024, Bali Airport will surpass its annual tourism targets by December.
Official data show that between January and June of this year, The airport handled 11 million passengers, making it one of the busiest airports in Indonesia.
The highest number was June 2024, with 2,075,255 domestic and international passengers and 11,575 flights.
👨✈️ Bali Airport General Manager Handy Heryudhitiawan said:
"Compared to the first half of 2023, in 2024, tourists have increased significantly.”
It sees a 16% increase in passengers compared to the same period in 2023.
🥇 June was the airport's busiest month, beating May by just 1%. It handled 2,060,098 passengers from 11,918 flights, an average of 74,563 passengers per day.
🛬 Heryudhitiawan also noted that Ngurah Rai Airport currently operates 22 domestic routes served by 11 airlines and 36 international routes served by 39 airlines.
🛄 The busiest domestic line in 2024 is Jakarta (CGK) with 2,304,112 passengers and 14,488 flights, followed by Surabaya with 705,105 passengers on 4,428 flights and Makassar with 256,042 passengers on 1,829 flights.
🛬 Internationally, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Perth are the busiest routes.
🛃 Singapore registered the highest number of passengers, with 1,337,548 on 6,549 flights, Kuala Lumpur with 861,749 passengers on 5,277 flights, and Perth with 494,757 passengers on 3 292 fields.
🏆 The top three foreign arrivals in the first half of 2024 are from the following countries:
Australia- 724 311
India - 284,699
China - 231,094
Heryudhitiawan confirmed plans to increase the number of flights in the year's second half, coordinating with airlines to explore adding more connectivity to Bali.
🛫 Newly introduced flights in the last six months include direct flights from Bengaluru, India, on Indigo Airlines, Canberra on Batik Air, and daily flights from Abu Dhabi on Etihad Airways.
✈️ Organization plans for the Bali International Air Show in September are progressing well, with more visitors expected to Bali than expected.
“This is the first time in 28 years that an international air show will be held again in Indonesia. It is planned for September and will probably attract more people to visit Bali,” added Heryudhitiawan.