Boarding Pass

The archipelago’s smartest digits, right here

ILLUSTRATION: MICHAEL CRAMPTON

16: Percentage rise in Indonesian air passenger traffic in 2009

40 million: Number of aviation passengers served in Indonesia in 2009

12 million: Number of aviation passengers served in Indonesia in 2002

14.5: The increase, in percentage, of foreign tourist arrivals into Indonesia in the first quarter of 2010

96: The percentage of Indonesians who have still never flown in a plane

HIGH TIMES

As Mandala Airlines enacts its first stage of regional expansion (page 129), we take a numerical look at Indonesia’s aviation market. Having experienced unprecedented changes, the market looks set to continue its dynamic growth curve in this new decade.