Government Announces Travel Discounts for โฃYear-End Holidays
Jakarta – The Indonesianโข government will offerโข discounts on transportation – including flights, โขtrains, ships, and ferries – duringโค the Christmasโ and New โขyear (Nataru) holiday period as part of an economic stimulus package. The decision was made during a โฃlimited coordinationโ meeting at the Coordinating Ministry for the Economy on โฃOctober 1, 2025.
Discounts will be available from December 2025 through Januaryโ 2026, aiming to boost domestic tourism and โeaseโ travel โcosts โคfor citizens. โคThe Ministry of Transportation has published a detailed schedule on its official Instagram account, @kemenhub151.
Here’s a breakdown ofโข the planned discounts:
1. Flights: โคDiscounts will applyโ toโ tickets purchased between October 22,2025,and January 10,2026,for travel between โDecember 22,2025,and January 10,2026.The government estimates this will benefit approximately 3,598,590 passengers with a 13-14% reduction in ticket prices. Theโค discounts include the government โcovering 6% of the Value Addedโ Tax โ(VAT) forโ economy class flights, a 2% fuelโ surcharge discount for jet โaircraft, and a 20% discount for propeller โขaircraft. โAdditionally, Passengerโค Service Charges (PJP2U and PJP4U)โข will be reduced by 50%, and Aviation Turbine โขFuel (Avtur) costs will beโ lowered by 10% at 37 โคairports.
2. Trains: โ Train discountsโฃ willโฃ be in effect from December 22, 2025, to January 10,โ 2026, offering savings ofโ up to 30% on normal ticket prices. This stimulus is projected to assist 1,509,080 passengers.
3. Ships: Ship travel will โsee โฃdiscounts from December 17,โข 2025, to January 10,โ 2026, with a โค20% reduction on standard ticket prices. Theโค government anticipates this โwillโค benefit 405,881โค passengers.
4. Ferries: Ferry discounts will runโ from December 22, 2025, to January 10, 2026. The initiative โฃincludesโฃ waiving port fees for regular class passengers and downgrading executive โขclass tickets to regular class โขfares.
(Hal/HNS)
