INDONESIAN airport authority Angkasa Pura Airports is increasing airport taxes on domestic and international flights at five airports in the country with effect from tomorrow.
Otherwise known as passenger service charges (PSC), taxes at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Sepinggan International Airport in Balikpapan and Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport will increase from Rp40,000 (US$3.50) to Rp75,000 for domestic flights and Rp150,000 to Rp200,000 for international flights.
Lombok International Airport’s PSC will increase from Rp25,000 to Rp45,000 for domestic flights and Rp100,000 to Rp150,000 for international flights. At Makassar’s Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport fees will jump from Rp40,000 to Rp50,000 and Rp100,000 to Rp150,000 respectively.
The new charges will be effective April 1 except at the Bali airport, where the fee hike will be implemented on August 1.
Angkasa Pura Airports’ corporate secretary, Farid Indra Nugraha, said in an announcement: “The tariff adjustment is part of Angkasa Pura Airports’ efforts in maintaining quality of services to passengers and airport service customers. It is also (due) to the size of the investment in the development of expansion of airports, such as Ngurah Rai’s international terminal, the Terminal 2 of Juanda and the new terminal at Sepinggan, the development (of which) is meant to provide comfort, convenience, safety for customers.”
In the meantime, Garuda Indonesia and Citilink, which incorporate PSC in their ticket prices, have announced they have made adjustments accordingly.
Garuda vice president corporate communications, Pujobroto, said: “Garuda has made the adjustment (in the system) on March 28. Passengers who have bought their ticket for departure from these airports for departures April 1 onwards, and August 1 onwards for Bali, before March 28 will need to pay the balance when they check in.”
Most airlines in Indonesia do not incorporate airport tax in the tickets.
