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Transportation Ministry ensures domestic, intl’ flights remain smooth during G20 summit
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(Foto courtesy of Ministry of Transportation Republic of Indonesia)
The Transportation Ministry has ensured the smooth arrangement of regular domestic and international flights at Ngurah Rai Airport, Bali during the G20 Summit as delegates from 35 countries converge in Bali.
"We are trying to balance the movement of state aircraft with regular flights, both domestic and international. For regular international flights in particular, we provide the full slots as many guest delegates will fly in using regular planes. For domestic flights, we are implementing temporary restrictions," said Transportation Ministry Secretary General Novie Riyanto on Saturday.
Novie explained that he had coordinated intensively with aviation stakeholders to maintain and balance the movement of state and regular aircrafts throughout the summit.
"From Nov. 13 to 17, only Nov. 14 is relatively crowded due to the arrival of state guests using state aircrafts. The rest of the flight slot is relatively normal. It's only for regular domestic flights that there will be time adjustments to be earlier or later. In addition, the flight route will be limited to only from Soekarno Hatta Airport to Ngurah Rai Bali and vice versa."
The Transportation Ministry has appealed to the public who use regular domestic flights to check their flight schedules regularly through various information channels, including websites, social media, as well as call centers from airlines.
The following is a comparison based on data of aircraft arrival and departure frequency at Ngurah Rai Airport between the G20 period (Nov. 13 to 17) and the normal period (Winter 2022):
For regular international flights, on Nov. 13, there were 127 slots with a capacity of 34,702 seats or 74 percent of the normal period, namely 171 slots with a capacity of 41,398 seats. On Nov. 14, there were 122 slots with a capacity of 39,588 seats or 77 percent of the normal period (159 slots with a capacity of 38,040 seats), while on Nov. 15, there were 159 slots with a capacity of 36,740 seats or 98 percent of the normal period (163 slots with a capacity of 37,882 seats).
On Nov. 16, 174 slots were available with a capacity of 40,872 seats or 111 percent of the normal period (157 slots with a capacity of 37,186 seats). On Nov. 17, 152 slots were available with a capacity of 36,238 seats or 92 percent of the normal period (166 slots with a capacity of 37,882 seats).
As for regular domestic flights, on Nov. 13, 220 slots were available with a capacity of 26,563 seats or 93 percent of the normal period of 237 slots with a capacity of 40,769 seats.
On Nov. 14, 130 slots were available with a capacity of 21,817 seats or 57 percent of the normal period (230 slots with a capacity of 39,221 seats). On Nov. 15, there were 141 slots with a capacity of 24,463 seats or 62 percent of the normal period (227 slots with a capacity of 38,894 seats).
On Nov. 16, there were 141 slots with a capacity of 22,837 seats or 61 percent of the normal period (233 slots with a capacity of 40,067 seats). On Nov. 17, there were 145 slots with a capacity of 24,943 seats or 64 percent of the normal period (227 slots with a capacity of 38,894 seats).
This article was published in collaboration with Transportation Ministry
