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        "msgid": "transport-minister-confirms-airline-ticket-price-cap-will-be-discussed-soon-amid-geopolitical-impact-1779542365",
        "date": "2026-05-22 03:22:21",
        "title": "Transport Minister confirms airline ticket price cap will be discussed soon amid geopolitical impact",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia\u2019s Ministry of Transport will discuss adjustments to the airline ticket upper price cap (TBA) with airlines and stakeholders as it responds to geopolitical tensions driving increases in aviation fuel costs. In the short term, the government will first adjust the fuel surcharge to reflect rising avtur prices, with potential further TBA changes to be considered in a measured, affordable manner.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2014 The Minister of Transportation, Dudy Purwagandhi, confirmed\nthat discussions on the upper price cap (TBA) for airline tickets would\nbe conducted with airlines and other stakeholders in response to the\nglobal geopolitical impact on operating costs in aviation. In the short\nterm, the government will first formulate adjustments to the fuel\nsurcharge in response to the rise in avtur prices (aviation turbine\nfuel), which affects the operating costs of airlines. \u2018Next we will talk\nabout the TBA (airline tickets),\u2019 the minister said after attending a\nworking meeting with Commission V of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI) in Jakarta, on Thursday. He made the remarks\nwhen asked to confirm statements by Coordinating Minister for\nInfrastructure and Regional Development (Menko IPW) Agus Harimurti\nYudhoyono (AHY), who said he would discuss with the Ministry of\nTransportation regarding airline ticket prices as influenced by global\ngeopolitics. Dudy said that, to date, there has been no special meeting\nwith the Menko IPW to discuss TBA policies in more detail. \u2018We have not\nmet with the Menko yet. But in the short term, we are formulating the\nfuel surcharge; its adjustment to the rise in avtur. For the TBA we will\ntalk with the airlines and also with other stakeholders, including with\nKemenko Infra,\u2019 he said. According to him, discussions with the airlines\nregarding adjusting the fuel surcharge have taken place and reached\nagreement because it is deemed an urgent need for the industry to adapt\nto higher fuel costs. After the fuel surcharge policy is implemented,\nthe government will continue the discussion on the upper price cap\ninvolving the airlines, the Ministry of Transportation, and the\nCoordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and other relevant parties. \u2018We\nhad actually already discussed that. In the short term, the airlines\nhave agreed that for the fuel surcharge this is what they most need so\nthey can adapt to the rise in avtur prices,\u2019 he explained. The Transport\nMinister stressed that there is potential for discussing the upper price\ncap in the future, focusing on the possibility of raising the cap to\nensure the sustainability of the national air service. \u2018Oh yes (there is\npotential for discussing the airline ticket TBA) certainly, certainly.\nNot lowering the TBA, but increasing its ceiling,\u2019 said Dudy.\nCoordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development AHY\nconfirmed that adjustments to the upper price cap (TBA) for airline\ntickets will be made in a measured manner, considering public conditions\nand the rise in global energy prices driven by the Middle East conflict.\n\u2018It is not always easy to face world dynamics like this, but hopefully\nthere will be an improvement and, at the same time, the price of airline\ntickets will not unduly burden the public,\u2019 AHY said in Jakarta on\nSunday (17\/5). He said that global conflict and tensions directly impact\nglobal energy prices, which in turn affect operating costs in the\naviation sector and the overall national air service. The government\nunderstands public concerns about potential increases in air ticket\nprices ahead of school holidays and the Eid al-Adha 1447 Hijriah\ncelebrations, which usually boost domestic travel. As the coordinating\nminister overseeing the Ministry of Transport, AHY said the government\ncontinues discussions with the Ministry of Transport on various policy\noptions to ensure ticket price adjustments remain within reasonable and\nmeasured bounds. The government is also coordinating with airlines\noperating in Indonesia to find the best solutions to cope with rising\noperating costs due to increases in global energy prices at present. AHY\nhopes that global geopolitical conditions, especially the conflict in\nthe Middle East region, will improve soon so that pressure on the world\nenergy markets and the aviation sector can gradually ease.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/transport-minister-confirms-airline-ticket-price-cap-will-be-discussed-soon-amid-geopolitical-impact-1779542365",
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