Politics · Indonesia · 12 hrs ago
Indonesia plans 30% discounts on flights and ships for year-end holidays
Indonesia plans 30% discounts on flights and ships during the 2026 Christmas and New Year holiday period.
The discounts are part of a government package intended to help people travel during the busy year-end break.
The government will also cut port service costs and pay the value-added tax on domestic air travel.
The transport measures are expected to reach 6.6 million people and have a budget of about 883.4 billion rupiah.
They form part of wider government support planned for the final quarter of 2026, including food aid and wage subsidies.
The government says the holiday discounts are ready, but the provided information does not give a specific start date.
Indonesia plans 30% discounts on air and ship tickets for the 2026 Christmas and New Year holiday period.
The government will also offer special prices for port services and cover value-added tax on domestic air travel.
The measures are part of a government stimulus package for the fourth quarter of 2026.
The programme is expected to reach 6.6 million people, with a budget of about Rp883.4 billion.
- Who
- The Indonesian government, with the programme announced by Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
- What
- It plans 30% discounts on air and ship tickets, special prices for port services, and government-paid VAT on domestic air travel.
- When
- During the 2026 Christmas and New Year holiday period.
- Where
- Indonesia.
- Why
- To support public mobility during the year-end holiday period.
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Airlangga said the policy had been approved.
Airlangga presented the agreed holiday stimulus to President Prabowo Subianto at a cabinet meeting.
CNN Indonesia reported the planned discounts and related measures.
- Air and ship ticket discounts
- 30%
- Expected reach
- 6.6 million people
- Budget
- About Rp883.4 billion
- Holiday period
- Christmas and New Year 2026
What people are saying
The Nataru stimulus has been agreed: a 30 percent discount on tickets, 30 percent also for ships, special prices for port services from ASDP, and the government will cover VAT for domestic air travel.