Slicing Up the Pie in the Sky

(2/4/2013)

Bisnis.com have published figures from Indonesia’s Transportation Ministry detailing how the market share of international passengers is divided up between national air carriers.

Indonesian Airlines Market Share – International Passengers

Air Carrier                     Number of Passengers          Market Share

AirAsia                                         3.19 million                             37.7%
Garuda Indonesia                       3.18 million                             37.6%
Other Indonesian Carrier*        2.09 million                             24.7%
 
Total                                             8.46 million                       100.0%

*Other Indonesian Carriers: Lion Air, Batavia Air, Sriwijaya Air, Wings Air, Mandala Airlines, Merpati, Kalstar

AirAsia and Garuda Indonesia dominate the Indonesian international air traffic sector with a 75.3% market share carried on a combined basis between the two airlines. AirAsia narrowly outpaced the State-owned Indonesian flag carier Garuda by uplifting 3.19 million international passengers in 2012.

Ministry sources caution that the figures provided are preliminary and will be reviewed and finalized in February 2013.