JAKARTA - The government has not discussed an increase in the upper limit (TBA) of air tickets even though the operating costs of airlines are affected by changes in jet fuel prices and the rupiah exchange rate against the US dollar.
Minister of Transportation Dudy Purwagandhi said that the discussion with President Prabowo Subianto on Thursday focused more on the railway sector.
"It's not discussed. More to the train," said Dudy when asked about the flight fare.
However, Dudy said the mechanism for adjusting the additional fuel cost or fuel surcharge would still run according to the applicable rules.
"The fuel surcharge already has a table. So according to the increase in avtur or exchange rates, it is adjusted," Dudy told reporters at the Presidential Palace Complex, Jakarta, Thursday, June 11, after meeting President Prabowo Subianto.
Regarding the evaluation of the upper limit fare for airline tickets, Dudy said the government would still conduct further studies. For the time being, airlines have agreed to use the fuel surcharge adjustment mechanism or additional costs due to changes in the price of aircraft fuel (avtur) compared to changing the upper limit fare for airline tickets.
Meanwhile, the request of the business actors of the crossing to adjust the tariff will be seen based on the conditions of each sector.
According to Dudy, the crossing industry still enjoys fuel subsidies so that the tariff policy needs to be calculated differently.
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