TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
Airfares to drop 10 percent for year-end holidays, govt promises
Coordinating Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said that, over the past two weeks, the Transportation Ministry, PT Angkasa Pura, Pertamina and domestic airlines had been collaborating to make air travel more affordable.
Change text size
Gift Premium Articles
to Anyone
Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed!
Technicians prepare a Garuda Indonesia plane for a test flight using so-called sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Oct. 27, 2023. The plane successfully landed in Adi Sumarmo International Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, later that day.
(Antara/Farhan Arda Nugraha)
The government says airfares will drop by 10 percent ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Coordinating Infrastructure and Regional Development Minister Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono said that, over the past two weeks, the Transportation Ministry, state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura, state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina and domestic airlines had been collaborating to make air travel more affordable.
“The reduction in flight ticket prices aims to help our people and stimulate the economy, including tourism,” Agus said in a press release on Tuesday.
He added that the 10 percent airfare cut was achieved through three key government measures, namely a 50-percent cut in airport service fees, a 5.3-percent reduction in the price of aviation turbine fuel (avtur) from the previous month and an 8-percent cut in the fuel surcharge for jet engines.
These measures are expected to reduce airfares by 9.9 percent, equivalent to an average saving of Rp 157,500 [US$9.92] per ticket. It will also favor all categories of passengers, from full-service to no-frills, with the overall estimated savings amounting to Rp 472.5 billion during the upcoming holiday season.
“We hope this [initiative] is good news for people and families planning year-end vacations. Hopefully this can also stimulate our creative economy,” Agus concluded.
The cost-cutting measures are set to be rolled out at 19 major airports in Indonesia from Dec. 19 to Jan. 3, 2025.
