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        "id": 1001942,
        "msgid": "merpati-service-1447899208",
        "date": "1994-11-30 00:00:00",
        "title": "Merpati service",
        "author": null,
        "source": "WYS",
        "tags": null,
        "topic": null,
        "summary": "Merpati service From Kompas On Oct. 31, 1994 I tried to book a plane ticket from Yogyakarta to Jakarta. I was told that all flights were booked out. I half-heartedly went to the Merpati's counter. I found out that only the executive class seats for MZ371 at 5 p.m. were available, which were more expensive. I had no choice, I booked the executive class seat. During the flight I repeatedly looked at the cabin behind me, economy class. Many seats were vacant. My guess was about 50 percent.",
        "content": "<p>Merpati service<\/p>\n<p>From Kompas<\/p>\n<p>On Oct. 31, 1994 I tried to book a plane ticket from<br>\nYogyakarta to Jakarta. I was told that all flights were booked<br>\nout. I half-heartedly went to the Merpati&apos;s counter. I found out<br>\nthat only the executive class seats for MZ371 at 5 p.m. were<br>\navailable, which were more expensive. I had no choice, I booked<br>\nthe executive class seat. During the flight I repeatedly looked<br>\nat the cabin behind me, economy class. Many seats were vacant. My<br>\nguess was about 50 percent. There were a few passengers in the<br>\nexecutive class. More than half of the seats were vacant.<\/p>\n<p>I was seated besides the Managing Director of a trade company<br>\nin Singapore, who was a Pakistani citizen, Mr. Syed K. Ali. He<br>\nsaid: &quot;Your country is large and beautiful. But that is all a<br>\ngift of God. Unfortunately, all the grandeur of your country is<br>\ntarnished, at least to my mind, by the management or system as<br>\npracticed in Merpati. I felt that I was completely cheated.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>I felt ashamed to hear such a comment. But I could not make a<br>\ncounter comment. He was saying the truth. Please Merpati<br>\nNusantara Airlines, why did you do that? I really lost face.<br>\nWe&apos;re promoting our tourism sector. How can we attract tourists<br>\nif they feel they come only to be cheated? Business is profit<br>\noriented, but not at the cost of valid ethics.<\/p>\n<p>MOHAMAD SOBARY<\/p>\n<p>Center for Research and Development<\/p>\n<p>of Social Affairs and Culture<\/p>\n<p>LIPI<\/p>\n<p>Jakarta<\/p>",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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