Nation's airports to up passenger service charge<\/p>\n
Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang<\/p>\n
State-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II will increase the
\npassenger service charge (PSC) at the 10 airports under its
\nauthority, including Soekarno-Hatta International Airport,
\nstarting on Monday in order to cope with rising operational
\ncosts.<\/p>\n
The passenger service charge, which is a component of the
\nairport tax, at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten, will
\nbe raised by 50 percent, said Angkasa Pura II spokesman Waspan.<\/p>\n
\"This means that starting August 15, the PSC rate will rise
\nfrom Rp 20,000 to Rp 30,000 per passenger at the Soekarno-Hatta
\nAirport,\" he told The Jakarta Post on Saturday.<\/p>\n
He said that the same rate increase will also be applied at
\nthree other airports from the current rate of Rp 10,000 per
\npassenger to Rp 15,000 per passenger.<\/p>\n
The airports are Husin Sastranegara Airport in Bandung, West
\nJava; Tanjung Pinang Airport in Riau Islands; and Sultan Iskandar
\nMuda Airport in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.<\/p>\n
Waspan, however, said that the PSC rate at six other airports
\nunder Angkasa Pura II's authority will only be raised by 25
\npercent from Rp 20,000 to Rp 25,000 per passenger.<\/p>\n
The airports include Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport in East
\nJakarta; Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, West
\nSumatra; Simpang Tiga Airport in Pakanbaru, Riau; Palembang
\nAirport in South Sumatra; and Polonia Airport in Medan, North
\nSumatra.<\/p>\n
Waspan said that the increase in the PSC rate would be
\nfollowed with improvements in services to passengers.<\/p>\n
He explained that based on a survey conducted by consultancy
\nfirm Aeronautika Business Development, the PSC rate should be
\nincreased to Rp 47,000 per passenger amid rising operation costs
\nof the airports.<\/p>\n
But the Indonesian Consumers Foundation (YLKI) insisted that
\nthe rate increase must not be higher than 50 percent, he said,
\nadding that the rate increase had already been approved by the
\nMinistry of Transportation.<\/p>\n
Waspan said that Angkasa Pura II initially planned to increase
\nthe PSC last year, but was prevented by the government due to
\ngeneral election activities.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Waspan said that Angkasa Pura II would start the
\noperation of a new international airport in West Sumatra later
\nthis month.<\/p>\n
The new Minangkabau International Airport in Kataping,
\nPariaman regency, will replace Tabing airport in the capital city
\nof Padang, which no longer has the capacity to accommodate rising
\nnumber of passengers and cargo.<\/p>\n
\"The new airport can accommodate between 700,000 - 800,000
\npassengers per year and will be inaugurated by President Susilo
\nBambang Yudhoyono on August 25,\" he said.<\/p>",
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