Southeast Asia's largest economy provides 10% flight ticket discount to stimulate year-end tourism demand

By VNA December 2, 2024 | 03:52 pm PT

Visitors walk after they arrived at the Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, Jan. 1, 2021. Photo by Reuters

Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy, has decided to provide a 10% discount for domestic flight tickets during the 2024 Christmas and 2025 New Year's holiday period to stimulate tourism demand among Indonesian visitors.

The Transport Ministry's spokesperson Elba Damhuri noted in his written statement that the fare reduction is expected to help those planning to travel to domestic destinations during the holiday, thus bolstering domestic tourism and economic performance in the last quarter of 2024.

The fare adjustment will apply to available tickets for flights on Dec. 19, 2024, until Jan. 3, 2025, he remarked.

Passengers who had earlier purchased tickets for flights within the period shall receive incentives from airline companies whenever possible, Elba added.

President Prabowo Subianto has asked ministries and sectors to coordinate in calculating the possibility of reducing airfares in the coming time to support people and stimulate the national economy.

State-owned oil company Pertamina announced that it will provide jet fuel discounts in the range of 7.5-10% at 19 airports nationwide, considering this a measure to reduce airfares in the coming time.