66 Days Towards Formula E Jakarta But Tickets Haven't Been Sold Yet, PAN Party Is Sure It Will Be Sold

DKI Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan when meeting with Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag in New York (Photo: Instagram @aniesbaswedan)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the PAN faction of the DKI Jakarta Regional Representative Council (DPRD), Bambang Kusumanto, believes that Formula E tickets will be sold out, even though ticket sales have not been opened 66 days before the electric car race.

Bambang said that this electric car racing event is a new thing in Indonesia, especially Jakarta. So, according to him, the enthusiasm of the people to watch Formula E will be high.

"Usually, people are very curious about new items. Because these are new items in Jakarta, but not new in the world. Everywhere, car and motoe racing events are spectacular events. What many people are looking for, abroad are actually the tickets are usually fought over," said Bambang when contacted, Wednesday, March 30.

Moreover, Bambang views that the BUMD PT Jakarta Propertindo (Jakpro) as the organizer already has a marketing and ticket sales strategy that will be purchased by the public.

"So, don't worry in my opinion. I have confidence that in the planning there is already someone who will distribute it," said Bambang.

For information, Jakpro has not announced the opening of ticket sales for the Formula E event so far. In fact, previously tickets to watch the race were planned to be opened this month.

When compared to other countries, the Formula E events in Vancouver, Canada and New York, the United States have already started selling tickets, even though the match will be held in mid-July 2022, a month after Formula E was held in Jakarta.

Deputy Governor of DKI Jakarta Ahmad Riza Patria explained that Jakpro still needed time to finalize the calculation of the ticket nominal from infrastructure preparation to studies of Formula E implementation in other countries.

"Perhaps Jakpro is calculating the right time while also preparing the infrastructure. The committee has taken into account, as well as conducting studies in other countries. Hopefully, the exact amount and ticket prices will be announced soon," said Riza.