The Minister Of Transportation Will Take Action On Naughty Airlines That Raise Ticket Prices Exceed TBA

Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi (Photo: between)

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi warned airlines to comply with the provisions regarding the upper limit tariff (TBA) for aircraft tickets during the 2024 Eid homecoming period.

Furthermore, Budi admitted that he had warned airlines not to offer ticket prices to pass the TBA. He said, if the airline violates this applicable provision, then his party will take action.

"We have warned airlines to obey the upper limit rates. If it violates, we will take action or warn according to the applicable regulations," he told reporters, in Jakarta, Tuesday, April 2.

Budi emphasized that the implementation of flight ticket TBA at the moment of this year's Eid homecoming only applies to economic class. Meanwhile, for other classes, he said, they would follow the rules of each airline.

"This upper limit rate only applies to economic (classes), so if business is the authority of airlines to carry out tariffs there," he said.

Previously it was reported, Budi ensured that no airline selling tickets exceeded the upper limit (TBA) during the Lebaran 2024 homecoming period.

Quoted from the official website of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, each airline must determine flight ticket rates not exceeding the Upper Limit Tariff (TBA) or not below the Lower Limit Tariff (TBB) along with other tariff provisions such as Fuel Surcharge (FS) in accordance with statutory provisions, to maintain the momentum of national flight recovery.

This provision refers to the Regulation of the Minister of Transportation Number PM 20 of 2019 concerning Procedures and Formulation for Calculation of Limit Tariffs for Passengers of Domestic Scheduled Commercial Air Transport Economic Class Services.

"I agree with what the Chairman (Commission V of the DPR Lasarus) said that the TBA must be checked and cannot be exceeded and thank God, during this homecoming period no TBA has been exceeded," he said during a working meeting to prepare for homecoming with Commission V DPR, Tuesday, April 2.