The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Sun, 02/22/2009 9:41 AM
State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II has officially announced on Sunday that it would be increasing all services tariffs by 20 to 30 percent across the country.
"The increase isn't for individual passenger services like luggage, passport and fiskal," Angkasa Pura II spokesman Trisno Heryadi said, as quoted by kompas.com.
He said the increased funds would be allocated to renovate and improve various airport facilities like washrooms, air conditioning, electricity and security.
Heryadi explained that under the new arrangement, the airport tax for domestic and international travellers at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport would be Rp 40,000 and Rp 150,000 respectively.
"It's not a new tax altogether, but rather a new fee," Heryadi said, adding that the tariff increase would be part of airport tax fee.
He argued that among the factors behind the increase was the fact that the airports services were exhausted beyond capacity.
"The overstretch has led to an outstretch of airport capacity in serving passengers," Heryadi remarked.
At Soekarno-Hatta, he added, over 34 million passengers were served annually, well beyond the carrying capacity of 18 million travellers. (amr)
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