Denpasar, Bali, Sept. 8 -- Passenger traffic at Bali's I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport remained steady despite nationwide protests at the end of August, an airport official said Monday.

General Manager Ahmad Syaugi Shahab said the airport averaged 75,319 passengers per day in August. On August 30, when protests took place, the airport handled 74,830 passengers. The following day, it recorded 76,356 - both in line with normal levels.

"Aircraft movements also remained consistent, with 418 flights on August 30 and 423 on August 31," Shahab said.

In total, Ngurah Rai handled 2.33 million passengers in August, a 2.5 percent increase from the same month in 2024. Of that total, 1.47 million were international travelers and 863,501 we...