Must Listen! Ministry Of Transportation Releases New Air Transport Travel Rules

JAKARTA - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has released Circular Letter Number SE 53 of 2021 regarding health requirements that must be met by domestic travelers using air transportation.

"For flights between airports on Java Island, flights from or to airports on Java Island and Bali Island, it is mandatory to show the first vaccine card and a certificate of negative RT-PCR test results whose samples were taken within a maximum period of 2x24 hours before departure. As for "Flights other than Java and Bali are required to show a certificate of negative RT-PCR test results whose samples were taken within a maximum period of 2x24 hours or negative rapid antigen test results whose samples were taken within a maximum period of 1x24 hours before departure", said the Director-General of Civil Aviation, Novie Riyanto, in a written statement, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, July 20.

Novie Riyanto conveyed, specifically during the Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijri holiday period on 19-25 July 2021, travel for people/passengers including travelers under 18 years of age is temporarily limited and only excluded for travelers with the need for work activities in essential and critical sectors. Urgent needs, such as patients with severe illness, pregnant women accompanied by one family member, delivery needs accompanied by a maximum of two people, and non-COVID-19 corpse carriers with a maximum number of five people.

"Travelers who work in essential and critical sectors are required to also show a Worker Registration Certificate (STRP) or a Certificate from the local Government or an Assignment Order from an Agency Leader at the Echelon II level. Meanwhile, for travelers of people/passengers with urgent needs "You are also required to show a travel certificate, including a referral letter from the hospital, a cover letter from the local regional apparatus, such as a Death Certificate or other certificate", added Director General Novie.

This Circular 53 of 2021 also excludes showing vaccine cards for travelers with special medical interests for medical reasons based on information from internal medicine specialists, patients with serious illnesses, and pregnant women accompanied by one family member.

"We continue to update the Circular of people's travel instructions by the latest SE from the COVID-19 Task Force, namely Circular Letter Number 15 of 2021. Hopefully, with restrictions on community mobility and restrictions on worship/traditional activities during Eid al-Adha during this pandemic, the community can adhere to it, so that Our efforts in breaking the chain of the spread of COVID-19 are not in vain", he concluded.

For information, Circular Letter Number SE 53 of 2021 is an amendment to Circular Letter Number SE 45 of 2021 concerning Guidelines for the Implementation of Domestic Travel by Air Transportation During the Pandemic Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) stipulated by the Ministry of Transportation, effective July 19, 2021.

This Circular Letter aims to limit domestic travelers using air transportation, especially during the Eid al-Adha 1442 Hijri holiday period from July 18-25, 2021.