Airline Tickets Prices Soar, Kemenhub Wanti-wanti Airlines
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.COM – Airline ticket prices for a number of airlines are starting to rise ahead of the homecoming for Eid Al-Fitr or Lebaran this year. Ascension This ticket price is monitored in several travel agent applications online online travel agents, such as Traveloka and Tiket.com.
Based on the observation of Kompas.com, Friday (15/4/2022), at 12:52 WIB, direct flights using Lion Air airline from Jakarta to Surabaya on April 29, 2022 is priced at IDR 1.12 million – IDR 1.17 million.
Meanwhile, the ticket price for Super Air Jet is IDR 1.19 million. As for Batik Air has a ticket price of Rp. 1.24 million – Rp. 1.37 million, and Garuda Indonesia at a price of Rp 1.43 million.
In fact, ticket prices on Saturday (16/4/2022) were recorded as normal. Lion Air in the range of IDR 575,100, Super Air Jet IDR 654,600, Citilink IDR 675,179, Batik Air Rp 792,700, and Garuda Indonesia still Rp 1.43 million.
In response to this, the President Director of PT Garuda Indonesia Tbk (GIAA), Irfan Setiaputra said that Garuda Indonesia had not yet raised ticket fare.
However, the price increase for pickets ahead of the 2022 Eid homecoming is fluctuating in the Upper Limit Tariff (TBA) range because the period the peak of going home or peak season.
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Regarding this peak season , he admitted that he had prepared a number of ways anticipate the increase in the number of passengers, even increase the number of flight if needed
We will add flights if needed. We already planning what is needed including the health protocol, said Irfan told Kompas.com, Friday (15/4/2022).
Meanwhile, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation, Adita Irawati stated that it would carry out periodic monitoring of the condition of the flight ticket prices through the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.
According to him, the ticket price should not exceed the limit stipulated in the ticket price Decree of the Minister of Transportation Number 106 of 2019.
