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        "id": 1533428,
        "msgid": "dont-buy-from-scalpers-1447893297",
        "date": "1997-01-17 00:00:00",
        "title": "'Don't buy from scalpers'",
        "author": null,
        "source": "JP",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "'Don't buy from scalpers' JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara, the state-owned domestic air carrier, has called on the public to book tickets at official windows to avoid scalpers. In a statement released yesterday, the company said that people planning to travel to Pangkalpinang (Bangka, South Sumatra), Tanjung Pandan (Belitung, South Sumatra) and Pontianak (West Kalimantan) between the Feb. 2 and Feb. 8 period, were encouraged to go to Merpati's headquarters on Jl. Angkasa, Central Jakarta.",
        "content": "<p>'Don't buy from scalpers'<\/p>\n<p>JAKARTA (JP): Merpati Nusantara, the state-owned domestic air<br>\ncarrier, has called on the public to book tickets at official<br>\nwindows to avoid scalpers.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released yesterday, the company said that<br>\npeople planning to travel to Pangkalpinang (Bangka, South<br>\nSumatra), Tanjung Pandan (Belitung, South Sumatra) and Pontianak<br>\n(West Kalimantan) between the Feb. 2 and Feb. 8 period, were<br>\nencouraged to go to Merpati's headquarters on Jl. Angkasa,<br>\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n<p>\"Especially those who don't have confirmed tickets with<br>\nofficial prices for that period are encouraged to visit Merpati's<br>\nheadquarters,\" it stated.<\/p>\n<p>Merpati said that to avoid blocked seats and price<br>\nmanipulation, people must not make double reservations with any<br>\nother office or personnel outside Merpati's office.<\/p>\n<p>Several dailies reported yesterday that airfares from Jakarta<br>\nto Pangkalpinang, Tanjung Pandan and Pontianak were sold at 100<br>\npercent above the official prices.<\/p>\n<p>Scalpers often control the sale of plane, train and ship<br>\ntickets during the holiday periods.<\/p>\n<p>Merpati said that people who want to channel any complaints<br>\nmay dial 6540656 or 6548888, extension 5401, 5410 or 5420. (icn)<\/p>",
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