REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- PT Pertamina (Persero) again lowered the price of aviation fuel. The decrease of price was in the average of Rp 143 per liter in the period from 15th December 2015 until 31st January 2016.

Vice President of Communications Pertamina Wianda Pusponegoro said, the aviation fuel price adjustment was in line with the decline in crude oil prices and efficiency of the company.

"This price adjustment applies throughout the aircraft depots (DPPU) Pertamina with an average reduction of Rp 143 per liter," she said, in Jakarta, Thursday (14/1)

In Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Cengkareng, she added, the decline in price of aviation fuel was at Rp 170 per liter. The price decline could support the national aviation industry.

Wianda stated, as efforts to increase the competitiveness of aviation fuel, Pertamina would continue the efficiency, including the use of larger vessel. Thus, it could lower the shipping cost and inventory.

To improve transparency, Pertamina has displayed the information about retail price change (posting airfield price/PAP). The selling price in each location was published to customers through page www.pertamina.com/aviation.

Currently, Wianda said, the resilience of aviation fuel stocks of Pertamina reached 26 days. Pertamina served aviation fuel sales in 64 DPPU throughout Indonesia.

Earlier, in the period 1st to 14th January 2016 the price of aviation fuel has decreased the average price of 2.89 percent. The price of aviation fuel at Soekarno-Hatta Airport fell by Rp 200 per liter. While in Kualanamu (Medan), Juanda (Surabaya), Ngurah Rai (Denpasar), and Sultan Hasanuddin (Makassar), the price decreased by Rp 170 per liter.

Pertamina evaluated the price of commercial fuels, including aviation fuel and pertamax twice a month.

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