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Damaged roads boost plane ticket sales
The number of homeward-bound air travelers increased during this yearâs Idul Fitri holiday from last year, partly due to damaged infrastructure, including the collapsed Comal Bridge in Central Java
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he number of homeward-bound air travelers increased during this year's Idul Fitri holiday from last year, partly due to damaged infrastructure, including the collapsed Comal Bridge in Central Java.
'The increase was mainly driven by people's improved purchasing power along with economic improvements. Besides that, the collapsed Comal Bridge [in Pemalang], which resulted in increased traveling time by land, is one of the factors,' a Transportation Ministry official in charge of supervising Idul Fitri exodus transportation, Bambang Tjahyono, said on Wednesday as quoted by kontan.co.id.
He said that by the second day of Idul Fitri, 34,652 people had flown home, reflecting a 10.7 percent increase from the 31,450 people in the same period last year.
Meanwhile, Supply Chain Indonesia (SCI) estimated that the collapsed bridge would increase freight costs by between 10 and 25 percent. That is equal to an increase of between 7 and 17.5 percent in logistical costs, SCI chairman Setijadi told Antara on Tuesday.
