Garuda "Help" Changi Print Record 50 Million Passengers

                            

SINGAPORE, KOMPAS.com - the pride of the country airline, Garuda Indonesia helped Changi Airport, Singapore, a record early this morning.

record in question itself is the success of Changi received more than 50 million passengers during the year 2012.

Garuda flight number GA 824 from Jakarta to Singapore majoring in a silent witness of printing the record.

Garuda received a special honor. Welcome fanfare given to fire cannons and a festive parade when GA 824 landed at 10:18 local time.

Addition, Changi Airport management also hold contests with prizes games specially shaped 50,000 Singapore dollars (about USD 40 million).

Prayanto Inkarani, a young lawyer from Jakarta to be the most fortunate passengers. Prayanto took home $ 50,000 plus a pair of tickets to the executive class Garuda Jakarta-Singapore route.

Less fortunate, 4 other passengers get your $ 1,000 (about USD 8 million).

Break the success of this record-breaking 50 million 40 million newly pierced two years ago.

increasing number of cheap flights and travel between Asia becomes a major factor in setting records.

Number of passengers at Changi Airport rose 10.1 percent compared with last year.

Chief Executive Officer of Changi Airport Group, Lee Seow Hiang Garuda praised as one of their best cooperation partner.

"We have strong cooperation with Garuda and success is the result of proactive efforts to continue to increase flight frequency" explains Lee.

passengers or tourists from Indonesia being the largest contributor to Changi. Carrying passengers 13.4 percent so far this year came from Indonesia.

Data show 6.2 million passengers Indonesia stop in Changi. This figure rose sharply 8.6 percent compared to last year.