Lebaran Aircraft Ticket Discount, Erick Thohir Waits For Prabowo's Blessing

SOE Minister Erick Thohir (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir opened his voice about the possibility of discounting plane tickets during the Lebaran 2025 homecoming period. He said he was still waiting for President Prabowo Subianto's direction.

Furthermore, Erick admitted that he could not comment much on the possibility of discounting plane tickets such as during the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year (Nataru) holidays before a meeting with Prabowo.

"I can't comment before there is a meeting from the President directly," Erick told reporters written Wednesday, January 22.

Erick said the Ministry of SOEs was only carrying out directions. Therefore, he said that when there is a direction from Prabowo, the Ministry of SOEs and the Ministry of Transportation will implement it.

"Yes, of course, he will lead all of that, what kind of direction. Only later will the implementation be in the two of us (Ministry of SOEs and Ministry of Transportation). Like yesterday (airplane ticket discount) for Nataru," he explained.

Erick also admitted that he was ready to synergize with other relevant ministries and institutions to make the implementation of the 2025 Eid homecoming transportation successful.

"We synergize how the successful service to the community in Nataru is again guarded during Eid," he said.

For your information, the discourse on discounting aircraft tickets during the 2025 Eid homecoming was first revealed by the Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY).

AHY revealed that the government will seek to reduce the price of airplane tickets and other modes of transportation at the moment of Eid al-Fitr 2025. This is because not all people travel back and forth by plane.