Garuda Indonesia Not Included In Tourism Holding, Arya Sinulingga Stafsus Erick Thohir: Later The Holding Will Not Be Good If There Are Problems
JAKARTA - The Ministry of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) has officially formed a holding for BUMN Pariwista and Supporters under PT Aviasi Wisata Indonesia (Persero). However, PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk as the national airline, was not included in the holding. In fact, Garuda's initial plan was in the list of holding members.
In response to this, the Special Staff for the Minister of SOEs, Arya Sinulingga, explained that Garuda Indonesia has not been included in the list of members of the Tourism and Supporting BUMN holding because it is still in the debt restructuring stage.
Moreover, said Arya, currently the issuer coded for GIAA shares is also undergoing a trial requesting the postponement of debt payment obligations (PKPU).
"Why hasn't Garuda entered yet? Because we are still waiting. Because Garuda is still in the process of restructuring, we are waiting. If it is entered (into a BUMN holding) they will worry that they will not be able to focus on it," he said in a virtual discussion, Tuesday, October 5.
Therefore, Arya stressed, currently the Ministry of SOEs is still waiting for the completion of the restructuring of Garuda to include the state-owned airline in the Tourism and Supporting Holdings.
Arya said it was possible that Garuda would enter the aviation holding company after completing the company's debt restructuring.
"Then the holding will not be good if there is a problem. We want all the mergers in the holding to be clean. If not, don't do it. Later, it will become a burden," he said.
Furthermore, Arya said that SOEs incorporated in a holding must be in good financial condition. This is so as not to interfere with the overall financial and operational performance of the holding.
"If the financial condition is not possible, don't force it, later the holding will be poor, and other subsidiaries will be sad," he said.
In addition, Arya also indicated that PT Pembangunan Wisata Indonesia (Persero) or (ITDC) would also be included in the holding. However, he did not explain further when ITDC would be included in the holding.
"ITDC is still being prepared, hopefully it won't be long before it can be included in the tourism holding," he said.
Previously, the Ministry of SOEs inaugurated the Tourism BUMN holding and appointed PT Aviasi Wisata Indonesia (Persero) as the holding holding company. The members of the Tourism and Supporting BUMN Holding consist of PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), PT Hotel Indonesia Natour (Persero), PT Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan and Ratu Boko (Persero), and PT Sarinah (Persero).