Expensive Direct Airline Tickets, Homecoming from Surabaya Choose Back to Bandung Via Soekarno-Hatta

TANGERANGKOMPAS.com – A traveler from SurabayaEast Java, Imas (26) chose to transit at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Kota TangerangBanten, on the way back to Bandung, West Java (West Java). This is because flight tickets from Surabaya to Bandung are considered quite even.

“Only the price (flight route Juanda Airport-Husein Sastranegara Airport) is a bit doesn’t make sense so. It’s Rp. 1 million different from when I go to Jakarta from Surabaya. That’s why I went to Jakarta,” said Imas, met at Terminal 1 of Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Friday (6/5/2022).

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He said the ticket price for the Juanda Airport-Soekarno-Hatta Airport route was priced at Rp. 1.3 million. Meanwhile, the ticket price for the Juanda Airport-Husein Sastranegara Airport route is priced at Rp. 2.3 million.

Because of the price difference, Imas chose the Juanda Airport-Soekarno-Hatta Airport route. Then, to go to Bandung, he will use travel.

Imas also chose to go home earlier to avoid the peak of backflow at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, which is predicted to occur on 7-8 May 2022.

Apart from that he also avoided applying one way on the Jakarta-Bandung toll road which he thinks will take effect on Saturday (7/5/2022) tomorrow.

As for one way On the toll road, the route has actually been in effect starting this Friday, starting at 14.00 WIB.

“It’s from 14.00 WIB, I want to start one way in that direction (Bandung). So chase to Bandung before 14.00 WIB,” said Imas.

He added that he also did not choose to use the train to return to Bandung because he had run out of tickets.

“It’s easiest to actually take the train from Surabaya-Bandung, only until May 8th, all tickets have been sold out,” said Imas.

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