With domestic tourism slowly taking off and domestic flights are once again in demand, policy makers say they have reason to worry that some airlines are not entirely compliant with hea
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September 1, 2020
August 28, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo officially inaugurated Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) in Kulon Progo regency on Friday, several months after its full op
August 19, 2020
Hendartyo Hanggi, Jakarta – Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Pandjaitan said the government supported the development of rail-based mass transportation.
August 13, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – The urban transportation system in Greater Jakarta should be better integrated in order to increase convenience for passengers, increase efficiency and meet t
Jakarta – National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia has spent thousands of dollars to repair aircraft damaged by kites flown around Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang, Banten.
August 3, 2020
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – The Central Statistics Agency (BPS) noted a positive growth in the occupancy rate of Indonesian flights.
July 31, 2020
Francisca Christy Rosana, Jakarta – State-owned train operator company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) recorded that the number of long-distance trip passengers departing from Gambir
July 27, 2020
Jakarta – State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (PT KAI) has started providing rapid testing at several train stations in a bid to boost ridership and ensure safe protocol
July 19, 2020
Jakarta – Commuter train passengers in Greater Jakarta must wear long sleeve shirts or jackets, according to a new regulation issued by railway operator Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI)
July 17, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Many people remain reluctant to fly amid lingering fears of COVID-19 and concerns about travel costs, a survey by state-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura (A
Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has waived the exit and entry permit (SIKM) requirement for travelers entering or leaving the capital city since Monday following the activation of
July 15, 2020
Those entering or exiting Jakarta are no longer required to present a permit at the capital's points of entry, with honesty now apparently sufficient in determining whether or not one
July 9, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura I (AP I) recorded an increase in passenger numbers in early July after the government extended the expiry date for p
July 8, 2020
Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry is drafting a regulation to protect the safety of bicyclists as the activity becomes increasingly popular amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 7, 2020
Jakarta – Jakarta began to trial its first electric buses on the city's busiest route between City Hall and the Blok M business center on Monday.
July 6, 2020
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – Commuter line operator PT Kereta Commuter Indonesia (KCI) reported an increasing number of passengers on Monday, with commuters seen crowding train stat
July 3, 2020
Shotaro Tani, Jakarta – Indonesia's anti-monopoly watchdog has decided to fine Singapore-based Grab's local unit after the ride-hailing startup was deemed to have provided preferential
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – The COVID-19 outbreak has somewhat shifted people's perspective on public transportation, making them see it as presenting a high risk of transmission, especial
July 2, 2020
Yustinus Paat, Jayanty Nada Shofa, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration will continue requiring visitors to provide entry permit when entering the capital city, despite mounting critic
Jakarta – Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has recorded an influx of air passengers and airport visitors as airlines have resumed operations under eased restrictions in the transit
June 30, 2020
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – A passenger who was allowed to board a Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to Sorong, West Papua, despite having recently tested positive for COVID-19 had bee
Budi Sutrisno, Jakarta – The government's COVID-19 task force has updated its requirements for transportation during the transitional phase to the so-called "new normal", requiring dom
Bram Setiawan, Jakarta – Lion Air Group, which oversees Wings Air and Batik Air, announced that it now offers rapid test services as of Monday, June 29.
June 28, 2020
Jakarta – A passenger was allowed on a Garuda Indonesia flight from Jakarta to Sorong, Papua, despite having recently tested positive for COVID-19, Sorong health authorities have said.
June 26, 2020
Nur Yasmin, Jakarta – Grab's ride-hailing, food delivery and digital retail services have strengthened Indonesia's economic resiliency and increased the income of millions of Grab part
June 22, 2020
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – City-owned transportation company PT MRT Jakarta commenced construction of phase 2 of the Jakarta MRT project last week, after a three-month delay due to the CO
June 19, 2020
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Airlines have yet to approve most passengers' requests for cash refunds of cancelled international flights following the massive number of cancellations a
June 18, 2020
Dian Septiari – As Indonesia now leads the tally of COVID-19 cases and fatalities in Southeast Asia, it appears to be showing an interest in following steps taken by its neighboring co
June 17, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – Indonesia's domestic car sales plunged 95.7 percent year-on-year (yoy) in May, as the downward trend continues amid the government's large scale social restri
June 16, 2020
Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has deployed 50 free bus services for Commuter Line passengers who live in the satellite cities of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi, in a bid to
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Train passengers in Greater Jakarta have been struggling with their daily commutes during the so-called "new normal", as long lines and crowded stations h
An official from the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment says airlines operating in Indonesia are permitted to raise their ticket prices and make use of the upper
June 14, 2020
Tri Indah Oktavianti, Jakarta – As offices, shops and public facilities in the capital reopen amid the loosening of social restrictions that had been enacted to contain the COVID-19 ou
June 12, 2020
Alya Nurbaiti, Jakarta – State-owned train operator PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) will restart operations of 14 long-distance and 23 local passenger train services on Friday after shut
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – State-owned airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP II) has recorded a jump in the number of passengers for both domestic and international flights, as the gover
June 11, 2020
The odd-even traffic rule has been suspended for as long as the Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB) protocol has been in effect in Jakarta, and it is set to remain that way despite
Riza Roidila Mufti, Jakarta – Airlines are seeking to regain passengers' confidence to fly through the enforcement of health protocol during the "new normal" period as the industry see
Jakarta – Physical distancing to curb the spread of COVID-19 while on the roads can be difficult, especially as people's mobility increases with the easing of restrictions, but officia
June 10, 2020
Sausan Atika, Jakarta – As the Jakarta administration gradually eases COVID-19 social restrictions and reopens certain business sectors, people are preparing themselves for a safe comm
Thresa Sandra Desfika, Jakarta – Lion Air Group's Lion Mentari Airlines, Wings Abadi Airlines and Batik Air – Indonesia's largest private airline group – resumed flights on Wednesday a
Jakarta (Reuters) – Jakarta's motorcycle taxi drivers have a new weapon in the battle against the coronavirus – a plastic shield they can strap on backpack-style to isolate them from p
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Transportation Ministry has revoked a rule that requires the passenger load factor of public transportation and private vehicles to not exceed 50 percen
June 9, 2020
Mardika Parama, Jakarta – State-owned airport operators Angkasa Pura I and II are turning to cargo and warehousing services to shift their revenue source as the government's social res
Harry Suhartono – Indonesia will allow airlines to carry more passengers in a rule that further eases curbs in the aviation industry, as Southeast Asia's largest economy allows more ci
Jakarta – The National Police have reported that the number of road accidents during this year's Idul Fitri mudik (exodus) season was 31 percent lower than last year's, a decline from
June 8, 2020
Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – The Indonesian government has issued a circular stipulating requirements for people seeking to travel within or into the country during the transition to th
M Julnis Firmansyah, Jakarta – Jakarta Metro Police spokesman Sr. Comr.
Jakarta – Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has announced that ride-hailing ojek (motorcycle taxi) drivers are allowed to transport passengers again starting on Monday.
Rizki Fachriansyah, Jakarta – The usual bustle Jakarta is known for returned on Monday morning as commuters packed train stations across the city and its peripheral areas to get to the
June 5, 2020
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