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Pekanbaru (ANTARA) - Passengers Flow Sultan Syarif Kasim (SSK) II Pekanbaru, Tuesday, is still running normally despite the holiday, even had to cancel one flight departure.

"The number of passengers did not have increased, because the holiday falls on Tuesday. So people can not memanfaatnya for a long weekend. Unlike the case if the holiday falls on a Monday," said Airport Duty Manager SSK II Ibn Hasan.

Ibn Hasan said the number of passengers coming and leaving from the airport is still within the normal limits of 5,000 to 5500 per day.

He said, no increase in the number of passengers on the Nyepi holiday was already known since Friday (12 / 3). This condition is much different when compared to holiday at the end of February and then, because at that time, the number of passengers soared to 6000 arrivals and departures / day.

"This morning there were two planes full, the Lion Air RAL goals and objectives Jakarta Medan. Lion Air, which has a two-hour flight that is at 07.00 pm and 08.00 WIB management for overflow passengers canceled Mandala. Nevertheless, so far in the normal range , "he said.

Meanwhile, a similar condition was also seen in the Port River Duku. The number of passengers coming and leaving the ports that serve inter-island in Riau was not too crowded.

"There is no surge in passengers despite Monday (15 / 3) yesterday was stuck. Number of ordinary passengers," Anis said an agency official cruise ships serving the route quickly yan Pekanbaru, Bengkalis island.