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Indonesian airlines reduced air fares for some local routes by as much as 60 percent starting last week in response to a backlash over a surge in ticket prices during the peak holiday season.
PT Garuda Indonesia, Lion Air and PT AirAsia Indonesia are among the carriers which already cut prices from January 11, the Indonesian National Air Carrier Association said in a statement.
Ticket prices on the Jakarta-Denpasar, Jakarta-Yogyakarta and Jakarta-Surabaya routes were slashed between 20 percent and 60 percent, I Gusti Ngurah Askhara Danadiputra, chairman of the association, told reporters in Jakarta.
The airlines are planning to drop fares for more routes following a commitment by state-owned airport operators, air navigation agency and PT Pertamina, which supplies jet fuel, to lower logistics and navigation costs, the association said. The price cuts may make air travel affordable to Indonesians and contribute to the nation’s economic and infrastructure growth.