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Backflow of home-bound passengers peaked last weekend: PT Angkasa Pura II

News Desk (The Jakarta Post)
Jakarta
Mon, July 11, 2016 Published on Jul. 11, 2016 Published on 2016-07-11T13:51:55+07:00

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People gather at Terminal 1B at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Monday. People gather at Terminal 1B at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Monday. (JP/Ivany Atina Arbi)

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he flow of passengers returning home after the Idul Fitri holidays through the Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, reached its peak on July 9 and 10, airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II) announced on Monday.

The state-owned airport operator said that about 182,700 passengers arrived at the airport on July 10.  

“Most employees started work on Monday. So they returned home the day before,” AP II chief official Wigiharso Langlang told The Jakarta Post.

According to AP II data, 2.89 million people passed through the airport during the mass Idul Fitri exodus, a 6 percent increase from last year. (vny/dan)

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