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Air travel in Indonesia inching closer to pre-pandemic level
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Passengers walk past airline counters at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Oct. 18, 2022. Indonesia's aviation market is recovering, as reflected in growing passenger numbers, expanding fleets and the opening of new flight routes. (Antara/Fauzan)
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ndonesia’s aviation industry continues to recover as passenger figures have reached 80 percent of the pre-pandemic level, according to the Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA).
“Today, the airlines are trying to restore their transportation capacity based on their respective capabilities and the resilience level of each airline,” INACA chairman Denon Prawiraatmadja was quoted as saying by Tempo.
The association’s comments show that airlines are confident about the demand trajectory after air travel picked up rapidly, as reflected in increasing passenger numbers, expanding fleets and the opening of new flight routes.
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Nevertheless, Denon argued that the pandemic had taken a greater toll on the aviation industry than on many other industries.
“Other industries can start anew, but the airline industry cannot just get past it. [Airlines] still have to deal with the burden of expenses that cannot be simply wiped out,” Denon told Tempo in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Denon named several issues that needed to be resolved to support the recovery, including the completion of business-to-business (B2B) deals by airlines and aviation lessors.
