Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang
State airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II announced Monday an increase in the number of people using air transportation over Idul Fitri this year.
"The number has increased 17.36 percent from the same period last year; from 15.3 million to 17.9 million passengers," Angkasa Pura II corporate secretary Sudaryanto said at a press conference at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
The figures come from 12 airports managed by Angkasa Pura II in western Indonesia, including the main international airport.
Sudaryanto said the number of flights serving holidaymakers from Oct. 6 to Oct. 21 had also increased from 17,231 last year to 19,729 (19.7 percent).
Meanwhile, Hariyanto, executive general manager of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, said the peak in the exodus occurred two days before and six days after Idul Fitri, which fell on Oct. 12.
The peak in domestic passengers was 149,520 people a day, three days before, and 167,473 six days after Idul Fitri, he said.
With 361 extra flights provided the 12 airports worked up to 7 hours overtime over the holiday period.
Airport security chief Iskandar Harry said officers arrested 124 people for various offenses at Soekarno-Hatta airport, including illegal ticket selling, scavenging and driving unauthorized taxis.
121 people were tried and fined between Rp 30,000 and 500,000, depending on their offense.
"Only 18 paid fines, 48 were sent to Tangerang prison for a few months for their failure to pay, and 55 were sent to the police," Iskandar said.
Initial investigations into ticket scalping found suspects were working with airline ticketing staff, he said.
"We know the three airlines most often available from ticket scalpers. The airport authorities will punish the airlines soon."
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