Discount on ASDP Passenger Booster Crossing Tariff, Growth Hits 8 Percent during School Holidays

Ferry boat (Photo: ASDP Indonesia Ferry)

JAKARTA - PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) recorded a surge in passenger numbers during the 2026 school holidays after the government provided stimulus in the form of exemption from port service tariffs. This policy has encouraged passenger growth to reach around 8 percent or higher compared to the increase trend in the previous holiday season.

Group Head of Commercial Shipping Business ASDP Rizki Dwianda said that before the government stimulus, the average growth of ASDP passengers in the peak holiday period was only in the range of 4.8 to 5.5 percent.

"Our average growth in various types of groups is usually in the range of 4.8 to 5.5 percent. But the unique fact is, when this stimulus is applied, it is quite high, in average it can increase by 8 percent," said Rizki in a media discussion in Jakarta, Wednesday, July 29.

Rizki explained that the government provided stimulus by exempting 100 percent of the port services tariff in the period from June 20 to July 5, 2026. This policy makes the price of the crossing ticket paid by the public about 20 percent cheaper.

Based on ASDP data, the program was used by 1,125,711 crossing service users. The details, as many as 165,622 pedestrian passengers or increased by 9 percent compared to the same period last year.

Then, the customers of vehicles in Group II reached 160,317 units or increased by 14.61 percent, while the vehicles in Group IVA were recorded as many as 799,772 units or increased by 0.38 percent.

"So the point is, the stimulus policy carried out by the government, the data tells us that it increases, higher than the average increase in our customers in the peak season or in the average of the past 4 years," he said.

For information, the government allocated a budget of Rp. 190.5 billion for the transportation stimulus program during the 2026 school holidays with a target of reaching 3.4 million passengers.

The program includes a 30 percent discount on train tickets from June 20 to July 5, 2026, a 30 percent discount on the basic rate of Pelni ships from June 20 to August 15, 2026, and exemption from the ASDP port services tariff from June 20 to July 5, 2026.

In addition, the government also provides incentives in the form of Government-Covered Value Added Tax (PPN DTP) of 100 percent for domestic economy class air tickets during the school holiday period with a budget of Rp. 472.7 billion and a target of 2.3 million passengers.

Similar programs will be resumed in the Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027 periods. The government has prepared a budget of Rp. 161.4 billion for land and sea transportation stimulus with a target of 2.8 million passengers, and Rp. 722 billion for domestic economy class air tickets incentives which are targeted to reach 3.7 million passengers.