INDONESIAN outbound traffic in the first four months of 2011 increased by 16.1 per cent to 3.3 million passengers, compared to the same period last year.
Data from the Central Board of Statistics of Indonesia revealed that outbound traffic was highest through Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport – at 1.7 million passengers – followed by Bali’s Denpasar International Airport, with 920,400 passengers.
Among Indonesian airlines, Indonesia AirAsia ranked first in carrying outbound traffic with 818,453 passengers, followed by Garuda Indonesia with 690,336 passengers, and Lion Air with 207,119 passengers.
Domestic travel during the same period increased by 25.6 per cent to 16.2 million passengers, with Jakarta’s airport recording the highest traffic at 5.4 million passengers, followed by the Juanda Airport in Surabaya with 1.7 million passengers.
Lion Air dominated the domestic travel market, with a 36.6 per cent share serving 5.7 million passengers, followed by Garuda with 2.95 million passengers (18.9 per cent), and Sriwijaya Air with 1.78 million passengers (11.4 per cent).
Lion Air general affairs director, Edward Sirait, said that apart from the growing economy and strengthening Indonesian currency, improved connectivity also played a part in Lion Air’s good results.
“The increasing number of aircraft and growing network have resulted in Lion Air’s positive performance,” he said.
