Ticket refunds following the cancellation of Manchester United's friendly against the Indonesian All-Star team begins today, the organizers announced Tuesday.
The refund will be divided into three categories, depending on how fans bought the tickets.
The first category, which will run from July 22 until Aug. 5, will allow refunds for those who booked the tickets at the Local Official Committee (LOC) for the MU Asia Tour, at Jl. Pintu I, Senayan.
"We've decided to divide the ticket refund mechanism into parts according to how people booked the tickets in the first place," LOC deputy chairman and spokesman Joko Driyono said at a press conference.
Fans can get a refund between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m.
"Bear in mind they must bring the receipt and ID cards," Joko said.
"They will get back in full the amount printed on the ticket."
Joko added refunds in this category would total Rp 5-7 billion, from a total of Rp 23 billion.
MU canceled Monday's game in Jakarta after Friday's bombings of the JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels, which killed nine people and injured 50. The English champions were set to stay at the Ritz-Carlton.
Organizers are also reeling from the US$2 million fee paid to MU.
LOC chairman Agum Gumelar said they would recover the money.
"We hope to get it back to ease our financial burden," he said.
"We'll negotiate with MU next month after they complete their Asian tour on July 26."
MU's Asia Tour was set to cover Malaysia, Indonesia, China and South Korea. The team will now fly from Kuala Lumpur, where it played two friendlies, to China and Korea.
The second refund method will start on Aug. 5 for those who booked through cell phone operator 3, rajakarcis.com or the Aviatour agency.
The LOC will set up a Website, www.locrefund.com, where tickets buyers can get the refund transferred to them without having to come to the LOC office. That method will be detailed online on Aug. 5.
The LOC has not yet decided on a refund method for those in the third category, who got corporate tickets.
"We need to talk with the third parties first before we decide on the third category," Joko said.
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