Tempo Eksplainer: Kenapa Harga Tiket Pesawat Bisa Tinggi?

Merespons keluhan soal harga tiket pesawat yang tinggi, pemerintah memberikan janji diskon harga sebesar 10 persen.

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00:00Responding to complaints about the high price of plane tickets, the government gave a 10% discount promise.

00:07Intervention during the Christmas and New Year holidays in 2025 did not touch the root of the problem.

00:14According to the Director Executive Center of Law and Economic Studies Bima Yudhistira,

00:20one of the high triggers for the price of tickets is the limitation of the Garuda Indonesia Group fleet.

00:25In the face of financial problems, the fleet of this red plate company shrank from 140 units in 2019 to 54 units in 2023.

00:36The unoccupied Garuda Indonesia market is a field for other airlines.

00:42Bima announced that the addition of the Garuda Indonesia Group fleet could significantly affect the price of tickets.

00:50With the same high price, users will tend to choose Garuda over other airlines as the main option.

00:58This condition will push other airlines to lower the price.

01:02On the other hand, Aviation Observer Alvin Lee says it is difficult for airlines to lower the current price.

01:10The last time the limit was adjusted in 2019.

01:14Meanwhile, in the last 5 years, the operational cost of the airlines continues to increase.

01:20So, Alvin said, even if there is an additional plane, it does not affect the price of the ticket.

01:25Alvin said that the adjustment of the upper and lower limit rates will be a solution to the problem of the current price of plane tickets.

01:33Alvin continues, if the rules are revised, it will be more flexible.

01:39When crowded, the price can be expensive, but when quiet, it can be cheap because the airspace of the aircraft can be more spacious.

01:47Another factor that also affects the movement of ticket prices is the number of passengers who have not recovered.

01:53Alvin mentioned that the number of passengers in 2018 before the pandemic could reach around 100 million people.

02:01Meanwhile, in 2023, the number was only 80 to 90 million people.

02:08This year, he estimated the number of passengers to be only 70 million people.

02:13The next opinion, the head of the Indonesian Business Association, Karmelita Hartoto,

02:20said that the price of the ticket is not only affected by the number of planes.

02:24According to Hartoto, it is more affected by the increase in operating costs, especially the US dollar exchange rate and Aftur price.

02:33Other operating costs are the costs paid, such as airport fees or Passenger Service Charge or PSC,

02:41and additional tax or PPN.

02:44That's why the association hopes that the government will reduce operating costs by freeing PPN

02:50for the importation of plane tickets and entry fees.

02:54Businesses also ask for a limited ban on the importation of certain tickets.

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