IDNEWSNOW.COM, Jakarta – Garuda Indonesia airline is mulling over to raise flight tickets if the new regular state is expected to be implemented for rather a long period.Garuda CEO Irfan Setiaputra said in a virtual press conference Friday, June 5, that a person of the new standards that should be applied is to keep passengers’ physical distance. It forces the airline company to clear the middle seat and limitation travelers’ capacity to 50 percent.” We agree with the physical distancing, we’ll clear the middle seat. But it will develop financial implication if it occurs in an extended period, so, we may possibly raise the tariff,” Irfan said.However, he argued it will minimize the profits, and therefore, his workplace is still discussing the matter as it will impact the business’s financial resources. Garuda Indonesia’s revenue has actually contracted to 90 percent due to 70 percent of its aircraft is stopped to run throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, he went on. Additionally, the idnewsnowrary flight suspension from and to China, along with the suspension of the Umrah trip and this year’s Hajj cancellation have actually intensified the situation.The state-owned airliner has also to cut the contract of 135 pilots from a total of 1,400 pilots to endure the pandemic economic impact and to postpone the income payment of its staff members, directors, and commissioners in April.Antara
Garuda Indonesia Considers to Raise Flight Tariff
