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View all search resultsGovt lowers airfares by up to 14 percent for year-end holidays
The price reduction will apply to economy class domestic flights for travel between Dec. 22 and Jan. 10, 2026, with the discounted tickets available for booking from Oct. 22 to Jan. 10, 2026.
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Airplane passengers enter Terminal 1A of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, on Dec. 21, 2024. (Antara Foto/Muhammad Iqbal)
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he government has announced that airfares will be cut by 13 to 14 percent for the year-end holiday period to help sustain household spending.
The price reduction applies to economy class domestic flights for travel between Dec. 22 and Jan. 10, 2026, with the discounted tickets available for booking from Oct. 22 to Jan. 10, 2026.
The Transportation Ministry said in a statement published on Tuesday that the initiative was taken as part of President Prabowo Subianto’s directives on strategic steps to strengthen the nation’s economic growth in the second half of this year.
Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi said the move aimed to maintain interregional connectivity and improve public mobility at affordable costs.
“We want to ensure that all people can enjoy air transportation, especially during the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 [period],” he said on Tuesday, as quoted in the same statement.
The airfares’ cut is backed by policies from multiple ministries, including the Transportation Ministerial Decree No. 50/2025 stipulating a reduced fuel surcharge for economy class domestic flights during the year-end holidays.
Additionally, Finance Ministry Regulation (PMK) No. 71/2025 reduces the value-added tax (VAT) for domestic scheduled flights in economy class during the same period, while a decree from the Air Transportation Directorate General cuts non-tax state revenue (PNBP) fees for airport service units under the directorate by 50 percent.
