Minister Demand Garuda Indonesia Consistent in Dropping Airfares
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15 February 2019 17:48 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi demands Indonesia falg carrier Garuda Indonesia to be consistent with its policy to lower ticket prices.
"Firstly we consider that Garuda must be consistent with the airfare drop," said Budi Karya in South Jakarta on Friday, February 15, 2019.
Minister Budi asserted that Garuda Indonesia's promise to lower its prices must be kept. At the same time he also called for other carriers to immediately drop their airfares as instructed by President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo.
The minister claims to have checked Garuda Indonesia's flight tickets across numerous online ticket reservation applications and found that the prices remain expensive. "I checked it, as of today the tickets are still expensive," Budi said. "Garuda must act swift and consistent.”
Following public pressure and complaints from air carriers, Garuda Indonesia Group was the first to announce that it would drop its airfares by 20 percent starting from Thursday, February 14, 2019. The group oversees sister companies such as Garuda Indonesia, Citilink Indonesia, Sriwijaya Air, and NAM Air.
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