Transjakarta Wants Soetta Entrance Bus Routes To Be Public, Not Only Airport Employees

Transjakarta transportation mode (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - PT Transjakarta wishes that the addition of bus routes to Soekarno-Hatta Airport can be used for the general public. In contrast to the initial plan of the DKI Provincial Government which revealed the Transjakarta route to Soetta specifically for workers at airports.The Department of Public Relations and CSR Transjakarta Wibowo said that transportation services owned by the DKI Provincial Government actually operate transportation intended for the community. "The opening of Transjakarta services to Soekarno-Hatta airport is discussed with AP II. So indeed Transjakarta is a public transportation company. Of course Transjakarta services are common. Transjakarta is never able to distinguish the public. All may use Transjakarta services," said Wibowo in a short message, Thursday, June 15. This is in contrast to the statement of the Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono. Heru said, TransJakarta services to Soetta Airport are not for the general public public, but only airport employees only. It is discussed with the Transportation Service.' While not for the public, only for employees (bandara) who want to go home at night, "said Heru on Thursday, June 8.' According to Heru, this decision was temporarily determined during the trial service. Meanwhile, general people who want to use public transportation to Soetta Airport can take advantage of the Damri bus. Yes, this is a trial. There are still Damri and others. Later synchronized," said Heru. Meanwhile, the Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Service Syafrin Liputo said that the Transjakarta bus route to Soekarno-Hatta specifically for airport workers will be tested at the beginning of next month. "Of course we will do it in the whole trial. Then we can choose the most efficient route from the service side and that will be served by Transjakarta," said Syafrin, Wednesday, July 14. In this trial, Transjakarta buses will be dispatched from Kalideres Terminal with a direct route to Soetta Airport. Furthermore, the DKI Provin Provin will try an alternative route to find travel efficiency.

Even though he has planned a trial schedule, Syafrin admits that his party has not been able to decide whether the Transjakarta bus fare to this airport is equivalent to regular or more expensive buses. "Because it is still calculated, we will review this from the service side. If the service is Rp. 3,500, that is of course a subsidy scheme. But from the network side and so on, this is also a determining factor and then when the study is complete it will be announced," he explained.