Soekarno Hatta airport passengers increase 15%

JAKARTA: The number of passengers flying via Jakarta's Soekarno - Hatta airport increased by 15 percent in 2009 to 36 million people, tempointeraktif.com reported Sunday.

By the end of November, the number of passengers had already reached 33.78 million people, already surpassing the 2008 number of around 32 million, according to Endang Supriadi, head of the airport's data administration division.

Endang said the number of passengers flying via Terminal I, II and III now had already reached over 100,000 people daily, and therefore, by the end of this year, the number could reach 36 million.

"Looking at this trend, the number could increase by 15 percent by the end of the year," Endang told tempointeraktif.com, adding the increase was exceeded the airport's projection of 10 percent increase.

Endang noted that the increase was made possible with the availability of more flights to new destinations in the country as well as relatively low fares and fewer accidents. - JP