According to data released by Infraero, the number of passengers who have traveled from the airport JK between January and September grew 142.6% in the last 10 years, from 4.99 million in 2003 to 12.12 million in 2012.
It is believed that the growth has been provided by the airlines promotions and stability in the national economy. Compared to the same period last year, an increase of 4.2%.
The number of passengers departing from the airport to international destinations also increased, reaching 311,400 people this year, and in 2011, the same period, the number of people who left the country by JK airport was 282 800 .
The increase in international passenger travel is even bigger when compared with the year 2003, when fewer than 2000 people visited the site.