Flight Ticket Prices Are Expensive, Sandiaga Uno Expects More And More Flight Routes

Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno expects the number of airplane flights to increase and the opening of routes to become more abundant in order to reduce the cost of airline tickets.

"Expensive airplane tickets are very crucial. The number of aircraft seat capacities must be increased to ensure ticket prices remain affordable," he said in the Weekly Press Briefing, quoted from Antara, Tuesday, June 21.

Sandiaga said that he had discussed with the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi regarding the increase in flight ticket prices.

In the discussion, the government focused on providing solutions to add flights to domestic and foreign airlines to ensure ticket prices are more affordable so that they can attract foreign tourists (tourists) to come to Indonesia.

Therefore, Sandiaga expects the willingness of international and domestic airline managers to increase the number of aircraft.

"The number of aircraft that still require maintenance is still high. Cooperation is needed to make this aircraft operational," he said.

Furthermore, he appreciated Batik Air for opening the Brisbane-Denpasar and Denpasar-Kuala Lumpur routes.

After going through the restructuring process, Garuda Indonesia is also expected to increase the number of planes so that it can affect the cost of plane tickets to be cheaper.

"With high aviation fuel prices and flight frequencies that are not yet fully normal, we can deal with air traffic agreements that continue to be innovated, adapted and collaborated," said the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy.

He admitted that he had assigned the Deputy for Strategic Policy at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Nia Niscaya, to add a cooperation agreement in order to increase the number of flights to tourist destinations in Indonesia, especially Bali.

The increase in airline tickets is due to the phenomenon of revenge travel that occurs all over the world. "If demand is high and demand skyrockets, but supply is limited, then ticket prices will soar," said Sandiaga.