Corruption at airport<\/p>\n
From Warta Kota<\/p>\n
On Feb. 23, I landed at Soekarno-Hatta Airport from
\nYogyakarta, and looked for a Blue Bird taxi to go home.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, no sooner had I entered the taxi than a Top
\nGuards security guard stopped us and threateningly asked for some
\nmoney.<\/p>\n
While the taxi driver was trying to find a Rp 5,000 note, the
\nautomobile behind honked at us. The driver got nervous and the
\nsecurity guard in question seized the car keys and drove away. I
\nwas surprised to witness this, as I had never seen anything like
\nit at any other international airport.<\/p>\n
Later, I had a quarrel with this security guard as I insisted
\nthat he returned the car keys to the taxi driver. It turned out
\nthat he had handed over the keys to Second Lt. Hrt, an officer in
\na dark blue uniform, who apologized to me. I soon learned of the
\ncooperation between the security guard and the security officer.<\/p>\n
I also learned that at this airport, a taxi using a meter is
\nnot allowed to take passengers. Taxis without a meter are allowed
\nto pick up passengers, as they give some money to the security
\nguards and security officers. If a taxi with a meter insists on
\ntaking a passenger, it will have to pay a fine of Rp 100,000 to
\nthe security guard. This is really the law of the jungle.<\/p>\n
As this extortion is openly practiced, tourists will find it
\nhorrible and will be discouraged from visiting our country.
\nBesides, if you want to enter the lobby of the airport, you also
\nhave to pay the official fee and a tip. Bribery like this will
\nonly make the airport vulnerable to terrorism and other criminal
\nacts.<\/p>\n
PT Angkasa Pura, the company managing this airport, must take
\nimmediate action to address this problem.<\/p>\n
ABU ALI, Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/corruption-at-airport-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }