Jakarta, NU Online
Commission VIII of the House of Representatives would still ask the government to resume negotiations on national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia`s 10 percent profit margin of this year`s haj flights.
"The margin raised the cost component of haj pilgrimage (BPIH) the pilgrims have to pay. Therefore, this needs to be negotiated," House commission VIII chairman Abdul Kadir Karding told a hearing with the Ministry of Transportation in Jakarta Monday.r />
Abdul said at the meeting with the House he had asked the transportation ministry to lower the margin to five percent.
"Without a margin, each pilgrim had to pay 1,595 US dollars, and plus 10 percent, the cost would amount to 1,754 dollars," Abdul said as quoted by Antara.
He believed that the appointment of Garuda Indonesia as the only airline company to fly Indonesian pilgrims to the holy land had caused the BPIH to be high.
"Therefore we will invite other national and foreign airline companies to fly pilgrims to the holy land at lower BPIH," he said.
The other airline companies include Lion Air and Batavia Air which already have scheduled Jakarta-Jidda flights with Airbus planes.
Besides, seven to nine foreign airline companies will also be invited to fly Indonesian pilgrims to the holy land.
Abdul hoped the involvement of national private and international airline companies could lower the BPIH. (dar)
Commission VIII of the House of Representatives would still ask the government to resume negotiations on national flag carrier PT Garuda Indonesia`s 10 percent profit margin of this year`s haj flights.
"The margin raised the cost component of haj pilgrimage (BPIH) the pilgrims have to pay. Therefore, this needs to be negotiated," House commission VIII chairman Abdul Kadir Karding told a hearing with the Ministry of Transportation in Jakarta Monday.
Abdul said at the meeting with the House he had asked the transportation ministry to lower the margin to five percent.
"Without a margin, each pilgrim had to pay 1,595 US dollars, and plus 10 percent, the cost would amount to 1,754 dollars," Abdul said as quoted by Antara.
He believed that the appointment of Garuda Indonesia as the only airline company to fly Indonesian pilgrims to the holy land had caused the BPIH to be high.
"Therefore we will invite other national and foreign airline companies to fly pilgrims to the holy land at lower BPIH," he said.
The other airline companies include Lion Air and Batavia Air which already have scheduled Jakarta-Jidda flights with Airbus planes.
Besides, seven to nine foreign airline companies will also be invited to fly Indonesian pilgrims to the holy land.
Abdul hoped the involvement of national private and international airline companies could lower the BPIH. (dar)
