With high season just around the corner in Bali, I Gusti Ngruah Rai International Airport is preparing to welcome hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers for the vacation of a lifetime.
Latest travel figures show that last mont,h Bali Airport recorded over 2 million passenger movements, over 12,119 flights.
Speaking to reporters, the General Manager of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport, Wahyudi, revealed that the spike in arrival figures for April 2025 corresponded with the Eid al-Fitr holiday period.
In April 2025 a total of 2,028,344 passengers passed through Bali Airport’s domestic and international terminals. Wahyudi shared “In the first week [of April], people were still enjoying the long holiday of Eid al-Fitr, then in the third week there is also a long weekend during the commemoration of Good Friday and Easter.”
He explained that during the Eid holiday period from 1st – 7th Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport served 495,879 passengers. During the Good Friday and Easter holidays from 17th – 20th April a further 280,692 passengers were recorded as passing through the airport.
In these two periods, the daily average of passengers served reached 70,000 people per day, an increase of 16% compared to the daily average in 2025, which was 60,000 passengers.
This increase of passengers during the festive season is being viewed as a positive sign for the growth of Bali’s tourism sector in 2025 and is helping inform preparation plans for the peak vacation season which will start in June and run through to the end of August, or early September.
Wahyudi told reporters “The domestic route that served the most passengers in April was Jakarta (CGK) reaching 336,743 people. Surabaya had 119,119 people and the Labuan Bajo route served 51,474 passengers.”
“Meanwhile, Singapore became the favorite international route in April with services to 241,213 people. Followed by the Kuala Lumpur route with 145,044 people and the Melbourne route with 43,910 passengers.”
The airport official confirmed that Australian citizens still dominate international arrivals figures with 141,634 people entering Bali through Ngurah Rai Airport throughout April 2025 alone. India and China followed with 50,879 and 47,166 people, respectively.
According to Wahyudi, the achievements in April are strong indicators to Bali’s tourism leaders that the island remains a leading world destination. He noted, “In general, the operational performance of the airport in April shows that Bali is still in demand as a world-class tourist destination.”
Wahyudi reiterated Bali Airport’s commitment to improving services and passenger experiences and expanding its connectivity to transportation hubs and destinations around the world.
He concluded “We as the airport manager are committed to providing excellent service to all service users, so that tourists will get a memorable travel moment when passing through Ngurah Rai Airport. We also continue to take steps to improve services to airport service users both in terms of facilities and connectivity.”
Bali’s I Gusti Ngruah Rai International Airport has recently been named among the best airports in the world. Bali Airport was ranked as the 6th best regional airport in Asia in 2025 in the Skytrax World Airport Awards. The airport was also placed 72nd in the world’s top 100 rankings, jumping up two places from 2024.
In a statement issued after the announcement of the big win earlier this month, Airport Manager Manager Ahmad Syaugi Shahab told reporters “The increase is proof that Bali Island is still in demand by tourists, both domestic and foreign as a superior destination. We make sure that the service at the airport is always excellent to support the growth of the tourism sector in Bali.”
Bali Airport wrote to passengers, “A heartfelt thank you to all our passengers for your unwavering support and trust. Together, we soar to new heights! Your journey inspires us every day!”
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