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Government plans regulation for subsidized airfreight
The Transportation Ministry’s director general for air transportation, Suprasetyo, has said the government is revising a presidential regulation on subsidized cargo, which currently only applies to scheduled freight ships, to also apply to air transportation.
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Garuda Indonesia aircraft are parked at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. (Tempo/Tony Hartawan)
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he Transportation Ministry’s director general for air transportation, Suprasetyo, has said that the government is revising a presidential regulation on subsidized cargo so that it will also apply to airfreight.
The regulation currently only applies to scheduled sea transportation.
The effort is related to the government's so-called “air highway” initiative for aircraft to carry staple goods to remote places, like the Papuan cities of Puncak and Ilaga.
"We will decide on the kind of goods that we will transport and the form of subsidy and other things," Suprasetyo said on Thursday, adding that the subsidy would likely go toward the freight cost.
The ministry reiterated that the airfreight operation would commence this year.
Previously, Indonesian National Air Carriers Association (INACA) secretary general Tengku Burhanuddin said the association saw promising potential in the air highway program. “If the government helps with the cost, it is interesting for INACA,” he said. (bbn)
