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Airfares are unlikely to fall significantly despite lower aviation fuel prices this month as airlines continue to grapple with high operating costs and fuel surcharges well above pre-pandemic levels.
A worker pulls a hose after refueling a commercial aircraft with aviation fuel on April 7, 2026, at Terminal 1C of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. (Antara/Muhammad Iqbal)
The average price of jet fuel (avtur) at Indonesia's five main airports declined for a third consecutive month in August, reducing the maximum fuel surcharge for scheduled domestic airlines to 30 percent of the upper fare limit.However, the decline has done little to ease ticket prices, as fuel costs remain far above the levels used to calculate Indonesia's airfare cap.
The Indonesian Aviation Service Users Association (APJAPI) said prospects for further reductions in fuel surcharges would largely depend on global oil prices, which remained vulnerable to geopolitical tensions.
