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        "id": 1662639,
        "msgid": "aviation-fuel-rises-30-government-ensures-cost-increase-not-passed-to-pilgrims-1775606645",
        "date": "2026-04-08 05:52:17",
        "title": "Aviation Fuel Rises 30%, Government Ensures Cost Increase Not Passed to Pilgrims",
        "author": "Ani Nursalikah",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has acknowledged a potential rise in flight costs due to a 30% surge in aviation fuel prices, but assures that this will not be imposed on Indonesian Hajj pilgrims. Officials are implementing mitigation measures to shield the 2026 Hajj operations from global energy fluctuations. This commitment highlights the government's efforts to maintain affordability of religious travel amidst economic pressures.",
        "content": "<p>The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah (Kemenhaj) has acknowledged the\npotential for increased flight costs following a 30% spike in aviation\nfuel prices. However, the government has emphasised that this rise will\nnot be passed on to Indonesian Hajj pilgrims. Head of Public Relations\nat Kemenhaj, Hasan Affandi, stated that the increase in aircraft fuel\nprices could indeed impact airline operational costs. \u201cThere is a\npossibility of flight cost increases due to avtur. The government is\nstriving to ensure that this cost rise is not borne by the pilgrims,\u201d\nHasan said when contacted by Republika.co.id on Tuesday (7\/4\/2026).\nKemenhaj is preparing various mitigation steps to prevent the avtur\nprice hike from disrupting the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage arrangements,\nparticularly regarding the expenses that pilgrims must cover.\nPreviously, Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dahnil Anzar Simanjuntak\nalso assured that the government has anticipated global energy price\nfluctuations, including the avtur increase, which is a key component of\nHajj flight costs. \u201cRegarding the aviation fuel price rise, both the\nSaudi side and ours can still manage it well. Clearly, from the\nIndonesian government\u2019s side, it will not be burdened on Indonesian Hajj\npilgrims,\u201d Dahnil told Republika.co.id on Thursday (2\/4\/2026).<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/aviation-fuel-rises-30-government-ensures-cost-increase-not-passed-to-pilgrims-1775606645",
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