Jakarta Globe, Feb 02, 2015
Passengers check in for an AirAsia flight at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, in this Dec. 28, 2014, file photo. (Reuters Photo/Pius Erlangga) |
Jakarta. In
a move aimed at improving the public service, the Transportation Ministry will
ban the sale of flight tickets at airports throughout the country.
“There will
be no more ticket counters at [Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's] terminal
1, 2 and 3 [from Feb. 15],” Yudis Tiawan, a spokesman for state-owned airport
operator Angkasa Pura II, was quoted as saying by Tempo.co on Monday.
Yudis
explained that the move was aimed primarily at ending the widespread practice
of ticket buying through middlemen (calo) at the airport.
The ticket
counters operating at Soekarno-Hatta are mostly selling tickets for domestic
destinations. People will now have to obtain their tickets before heading to
the airport.
Yudis said
all airlines selling tickets at airport counters have been notified of the rule
change, which is based on a regulation issued by the Transportation Ministry on
Dec. 31, 2014.
The
regulation also stipulates that unregistered taxis are not allowed to operate
at the nation’s airports and that smoking is banned in all airside areas
(apron, runway, taxiway) and places that have direct access to these areas.
“This
instruction applies for all airports in Indonesia and is meant to improve the
public service,” Yudis said.
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