Jakarta, The Indonesia Post – Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy (Menparekraf) Sandiaga Salahudin Uno said that the 15 percent drop in flight ticket prices was a breath of fresh air for the tourism industry.
“Good News. Thanks to the prayers and cooperation of all parties, the price of plane tickets fell 15 percent and became a breath of fresh air for the tourism industry. And we must respect the efforts of the Ministry of Transportation, the Ministry of SOEs, as well as related stakeholders,” Sandiaga said in a statement. The Weekly Brief with Sandi Uno” virtually in Jakarta, Monday.
Sandiaga appreciates the decrease in the price of plane tickets in a fairly short time.
According to the Menparekraf, airlines are rapidly adding to their fleet, starting from Garuda Indonesia, Citilink, to the Lion Group.
In addition, AirAsia and several airlines from abroad also support, so that air ticket prices are expected to be more affordable, especially when entering the peak holiday period at the end of the year.
“We will encourage additional routes to add new flights,” said Sandiaga.
Sandi believes that the increase in air ticket prices that had occurred for a long time has the potential to reduce tourists to tourist destinations in Indonesia.
“And we should avoid it, and we thank you. We hope that we can keep this as a momentum for our awakening,” concluded Sandiaga.
It is known that the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi said that the price of airline tickets would decrease by 15 percent.
He said that the decline would occur next week for flights at certain times. According to the Minister of Transportation, the price reduction of 15 percent at a certain time is an effort to fill the vacancy of passengers. (mhn/bbs)
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