Garuda hikes rates

JAKARTA (JP): National carrier Garuda Indonesia will raise its rates for economy-class tickets on some domestic flights, the airline announced yesterday.

The new tariffs, which are effective as of today, are Rp 339,000 (US$28.20) for a Jakarta-Surabaya flight, up from Rp 250,000; Rp 236,999 for Jakarta-Yogyakarta instead of Rp 174,000; and Rp 201,000 for Jakarta-Semarang compared to Rp 148,000.

The airline also raised its Jakarta-Denpasar rate to Rp 415,000 from Rp 306,000, Jakarta-Medan to Rp 605,000 from Rp 446,000, and Jakarta-Ujungpandang to Rp 620,000 from Rp 457,000.

The airline said it would not impose extra charges for those who have bought tickets before today for future use.

Business class tickets cost 35 percent more than economy class rates and the rate for children is 50 percent of an adult ticket, it said. Infants are charged 10 percent of the adult fare. (das)