Convinced That The Transjakarta Route To Soetta Will Not Lose Damri, DKI Transportation Agency: Different Market Segments

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JAKARTA - Head of the DKI Jakarta Transportation Agency, Syafrin Liputo, believes that the addition of the Transjakarta bus route to Soekarno-Hatta Airport will not have an impact on Damri, who has been serving airport passengers. "For Transjakarta bus services to Soetta Airport, of course, it does not interfere with the market share that has been served by regular services at this time," said Syafrin at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Wednesday, June 21. The emergence of plans for the entry of Transjakarta bus services to Soetta Airport, said Syafrin, began with the visit of the Minister of Transportation Budi Karya Sumadi to the Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono on May 28. As a result of his review, the government found a service vacuum for certain segments. Therefore, the title of stopping Transjakarta in Soetta is separate from the location of transporting regular transport passengers such as Damri and taxis there. Meanwhile, the departure point for Transjakarta buses is placed from Kalideres Terminal with the addition of several bus stops along the route. "We limit the stopping point. From Jakarta, to be precise, Kalideres Terminal will go to Soetta Airport, and will stop at only two points, namely the AP II office and the cargo terminal," said Syafrin. In planning the Transjakarta route to enter Soetta Airport, the DKI Provincial Government has applied for a permit to the Jabodetabek Transportation Management Agency (BPTJ) and socialized with all operators. So far, continued Syafrin, no operator has objected to the addition of the Transjakarta route entering Soetta. "Today BPTJ colleagues have also conducted socialization to all operators and of course everyone understands because the intended market segment is different," he explained. The plan is that Transjakarta services to the airport will be tested in early July by providing 9 buses. During the trial, this service will operate with two time periods, namely in the morning and evening. "During the trial, we will see the headway for about 20 minutes. Our study is in the early stages, it is 06.00 to 09.00 am, then 18.00 to 21.00 WIB," he said. However, Syafrin admitted that his party had not been able to determine the tariff for Transjakarta services to Soetta Airport. Given, there has been a change in the passenger segment from the previous special airport workers to being allowed to the public. "The tariff is still being studied. Because it's like this, if we use subsidy rates, we will ask to enter the airport area. So we are calculating this carefully," he added.