Heru Budi Asks For DPRD Approval On Transjakarta Kalideres-Soetta Airport Tariff Of IDR 5 Thousand

Photo archive - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono (left) chatted with TiJe's pal after testing the new TransJakarta route at Soekarno Hatta/DOK ANTARA Airport

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono said he agreed with the proposed Transjakarta service tariff for the Kalideres Terminal to Soekarno Hatta Airport route of Rp. 5,000. However, before the tariff is enforced, Heru admits that he will seek approval from the DKI Jakarta DPRD for the tariff proposed by the Jakarta City Transportation Council (DTKJ). "Yes, I agree (Transjakarta tariff to Soetta Airport is IDR 5,000). Later I will ask for permission from the DPRD, right. According to the rules, we wrote asking for permission whether it was approved or not," Heru told reporters, Friday, August 11. Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, explained that the need for approval from the DPRD for the Transjakarta tariff to enter Soetta Airport is because the amount is still lower than the value of the Transjakarta economy, so it is still included in the subsidy allocated from the APBD. "Of course, based on regulations for tariff determination with subsidies, it must be approved by the council. This is what we are reporting," said Syafrin. With the proposed Rp. 5,000 tariff, then the economic value of each customer service is Rp. 12 thousand, the DKI Provincial Government must provide a public service obligation (PSO) of Rp. 7 thousand per service. "With the amount of Rp. 5,000, of course there will be subsidies because the economic rate is around Rp. 12 thousand per share. The difference (Rp. 7 thousand) is subsidized by the government," said Syafrin. The Transjakarta service trial entering Soetta Airport has been carried out since July 5, 2023. After 2 weeks of trials, the Transjakarta bus route to Soetta was extended as of July 26. This is in line with the extension of the trial period for the Transjakarta bus service entering Soetta.

In the extension of the trial, Transjakarta added operational hours which originally operated at 06.00 –09.00 WIB and at 18.00 – 21.00 WIB to 05.30 –09.00 and 16.30 – 22.00 WIB. It was recorded that the number of bus service users with the Kalideres Terminal route to Soekarno-Hatta Airport was 14,222 people for about 3 weeks of testing.