Airport taxes increased from April 1, 2014

State-run airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I is set to increase airport taxes in the five international-class airports it manages on the first day of April.
The airports are I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, Juanda International Airport in East Java, Sepinggan International Airport in East Kalimantan, Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in South Sulawesi and Lombok Praya International Airport in West Nusa Tenggara.
PT Angkasa Pura I corporate secretary Farid Indra Nugraha said that the tax would be applied to both domestic and international flights that are served by the airports, Tribunnews.com reported on Friday.
"We have to make the tax adjustment in order to maintain quality for passengers and our customers who use the airport services," Farid said.
For every domestic flight at Bali, East Kalimantan and East Java airports, passengers will be charged Rp 75,000 (US$6.6), while for the international flight services the cost will be Rp 200,000.
In South Sulawesi, the taxes for domestic and international flights will become Rp 50,000 and Rp 150,000, respectively.
Meanwhile, at Lombok Praya International Airport, Farid said that passengers will have to pay Rp 45,000 in airport taxes for domestic flight services and Rp 150,000 for international.
At Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, he said that the new tariff would be applied on the first day of August, after the renovation of its domestic terminal has been completed. (Jakarta Post)