Indonesia raises jet fuel surcharge, flight ticket prices as oil soars


The jet fuel surcharge would rise from 10 to 38 per cent, and the base ticket price between nine and 13 per cent. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

JAKARTA (AFP):Indonesia announced on Monday a 28-percentage point rise in the surcharge on jet fuel, and said it will allow airlines to raise the domestic ticket price, which the government caps, by up to 13 percent.

As global oil prices soar on the back of the Middle East war, Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto told reporters the jet fuel surcharge would rise from 10 to 38 per cent, and the base ticket price between nine and 13 per cent.

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