Coordinating Minister Luhut Ensures Evaluation Of Aircraft Ticket Prices Completed This Month

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan ensured that the process of decreasing aircraft ticket prices would be completed in August 2024.

"It's in the process. It's still working and I don't think so this month. This month the process should be (completed)," said Luhut in Jakarta, quoted on Tuesday, August 20.

For your information, the government has formed a Supervision Committee for National Aviation Transport Ticket Prices to evaluate the components of aircraft ticket fees.

Luhut explained that the committee had considered a number of factors to lower the price of aircraft tickets. One solution is to implement a multi-provider system to supply avtur fuel.

So far, the supply of avtur has been carried out by PT Pertamina (Persero) so that the price of avtur has become uncompetitive. Therefore, to prevent monopolistic practices, the government opens opportunities for other parties willing to supply avtur.

"Pertamina's Avtur, right now the price is starting to fall because we are open, not just monopolized by Pertamina anymore," he explained.

Even so, Luhut said that aviation fuel is not the only factor that causes the high price of airplane tickets. However, there are other factors.

"Yes, that's it, there are many factors. We're talking about which costs we can lower, such as spare parts and fuel prices," said Luhut.