House Commission VII Hopes for Airline Ticket Price Increase Below 13%
Chairman of DPR RI Commission VII Saleh Partaonan Daulay has responded to the government’s policy allowing an increase in airline ticket prices of up to 13 per cent. Saleh requested that the policy does not further burden the public.
Saleh acknowledged that the national aviation sector is currently facing significant challenges, particularly due to the rise in avtur (aviation fuel) prices influenced by global conditions. According to him, even before the escalation of conflict in the Middle East, airline ticket prices had already increased.
“That increase has already happened. The public has felt it. Business follows market rules. Ticket prices are adjusted according to supply and demand,” Saleh told reporters on Tuesday (7 April 2026).
Saleh explained that ticket prices may indeed rise by up to 13 per cent. The aim, he said, is to enable airlines to offset the increase in avtur prices.
“However, will this permission to raise up to the 13 per cent limit be adhered to? Or will there instead be increases exceeding that figure?” he said.
“If adjusting to market prices, the 13 per cent increase might even be insufficient. Especially since there is still no clarity on when the Middle East conflict will subside. In fact, there is a tendency for it to intensify further,” he added.
On the other hand, he understands that the public does not want any increase in ticket prices. In fact, he said, there is hope that the government provides avtur subsidies similar to energy subsidies in other sectors.
“This is where the problem lies. The government certainly cannot provide subsidies for everything. Especially for the aviation sector, which is considered a transport mode for the affluent,” he stated.
“Even if the government wants to raise ticket prices, it is hoped that there is more detailed calculation. If it can still be below 13 per cent, that would certainly be better. And if there is an increase, it must be ensured that it does not exceed the set limit,” he continued.
Previously, as reported by detikFinance, the government has allowed domestic airline ticket prices to rise by 9-13 per cent. Coordinating Minister for the Economy Airlangga Hartarto conveyed several measures to keep the domestic ticket price increase within that range.
Airlangga stated that value-added tax is borne by the government (PPN DTP) at 11 per cent. This policy applies to scheduled commercial air transport tickets for domestic flights in economy class.
“Now, to keep the domestic ticket increase in the range of 9-13 per cent, the first step is PPN DTP 11 per cent for scheduled commercial domestic air transport tickets in economy class, the amount of subsidy,” Airlangga said during a press conference at his office in Central Jakarta on Monday (6 April).