The Ministry of Transportation’s explanation about the price of plane tickets that are complained of being expensive lately

KOMPAS.com – The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) responded to many netizens’ questions about prices flight ticket called expensive.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation, Adita Irawati, said that one of the reasons for the increase in air ticket prices was the high global aviation fuel price.

The increase in global aviation fuel prices is admittedly quite burdensome for the airline.

“Currently, there is a tendency for ticket prices to increase, one of which is the result of an increase in global aviation fuel prices,” he said when contacted. Kompas.com, Saturday (4/6/2022) afternoon.

Adita said airlines must carry out various strategies in order to balance the operational costs incurred. The public is also asked to understand this situation.

“The operational costs incurred are indeed one thing that is needed to be able to continue to provide adequate service, good service to the community, part of the community. service excellent,” he explained.

This explanation from the Ministry of Transportation follows complaints from netizens regarding the price of plane tickets which are said to be getting expensive lately.

One of the netizens who complained about the high price of plane tickets on Twitter.

“When will the price of plane tickets go down, it’s really expensive, ah,” wrote the owner this twitter accountFriday (3/6/2022).

“This plane ticket, why is it expensive?” wrote another account, Saturday (4/6/2022).

“Flight ticket why is it so expensive‘ wrote the account owner.

In fact, from observation Kompas.com, Saturday (4/6/2022), on one of the online ticket booking platforms, Jakarta-Singapore airline tickets have touched prices above IDR 2 to IDR 4 million.

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The government sets the upper and lower limit rates

Adita explained that related to tariffs, the government only regulates the upper limit tariff (TBA) and lower limit tariff (TBB) for passengers traveling on domestic routes in economy class.

Meanwhile, business class for domestic travel or domestic routes, fares are not regulated in a regulation.

“So it is indeed released or released according to the market mechanism. Once again for the business class it is not regulated,” he continued.

The same is true for flights on international routes, which are also not regulated, or left to market mechanisms.

Thus, airlines can set international flight ticket prices according to the existing market situation or mechanism.

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Fuel costs and operating costs

He continued, some time ago, the Minister of Transportation Decree (Kepmenhub) No. 68 of 2022 regarding the adjustment of additional fuel costs or fuel surcharge was issued.

This is to anticipate an increase in world avtur prices, which will have a significant impact on airline operating costs.

“It should be noted that the cost of fuel or aviation fuel reaches approximately 40-50 percent of the airline’s total operating costs, and this ultimately has an impact on the condition of the airline’s operational costs,” Adita explained.

In accordance with the stipulated provisions, if there is an effect of an increase in fuel prices that affects operational costs to an increase of more than 10 percent, the government can make additional cost adjustments to the TBA.

“So this additional cost, according to the Decree of the Minister of Transportation Number 68 of 2022, reaches a maximum of 20 percent of the upper limit tariff for propeller aircraft, and 10 percent for large-bodied aircraft or jet aircraft,” he added.

However, it is optional, the airline can apply, can not.

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Supervision

In addition, Adita disclosed, the implementation is also temporary or temporary, which can be evaluated periodically.

“And please note that this additional fee or fuel surcharge is only for domestic flights, not for international flights,” he said.

It was emphasized that the government would certainly carry out supervision.

“The government will certainly carry out surveillance, as long as there are indications of violating existing provisions, of course we will take various actions, one of which is the lightest, namely by warning the operators,” continued Adita.

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