JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir proposed a road map or road map for aircraft ticket prices for the next five years. This proposal has also been submitted to other relevant ministries.
This proposal also departs from the increase in plane ticket prices which usually occurs at annual moments such as Eid al-Fitr to the Christmas and New Year's (Nataru) celebrations.
Erick Thohir said that every year there is a peak period or peak season and low season or low season in the aviation sector. Therefore, this road map needs careful planning.
"Well, that's what we had a meeting with the Coordinating Minister yesterday, this seasonal ticket has a high, there is a low. Now, we ask to make a plan for 5 years, how about Lebaran, how about Nataru," said Erick at Terminal 3 of Soekarno Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten, written Thursday, December 5.
Erick said that the long-term planning was also in line with President Prabowo Subianto's orders. He said that through this five-year road map, it is hoped that it will be able to regulate ticket prices that are more planned.
"Moreover, Mr. President is all planning now. This means that we will make a road map for five years like what, the situation. So it's not always a shock," he said.
Erick also ensured that the relevant ministries/agencies had agreed to work together to realize the reduction in aircraft ticket prices in the future.
"Well, this is what we have to improve, the Coordinating Minister (Infrastructure Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono) agrees, the Minister of Transportation (Dudy Purwagandhi) agrees, the Minister of Tourism (Widiyanti Putri Wardhana) agrees, so we will cooperate with everything," said Erick.
For your information, currently the government has decided to reduce aircraft tickets by 10 percent during the Christmas 2024 and New Year 2025 (Nataru) periods. This decrease in ticket prices is valid for 16 days for departure from December 19 to January 3.
The reduction in air ticket prices was carried out by SOEs through Pertamina which lowered the price of aviation fuel, and PT Angkasa Pura Indonesia (API) or InJourney Airports which reduced the Passenger Service Charge (PSC) rate or airport tax and Aircraft Placement and Storage Services (PJP4U) by 50 percent.
In the future, said Erick, the private sector needs to be involved in efforts to reduce the price of aircraft tickets. He said the decrease in ticket prices must be done together, including the private sector.
"Not only SOEs, but private sectors must be involved together, so we are not alone, we must work together," he said.
On the other hand, Erick also asked the public to book plane tickets long before the day of departure. The goal is to get a much cheaper ticket price.
"So the travel must be planned, it can't be like in the past, impromptu, you can't. So when it comes to high ticket prices," he said.
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