More on airport<\/p>\n
I agree wholeheartedly with Mark Ogilvie (The Jakarta Post,
\nNov. 10, 2001: Make the airport more pleasant). I would like to
\nadd that, from personal experience, the toilets' cleanliness
\nleave much to be desired. The toilets are usually smelly and
\nslippery because people use them to perform ablutions before
\npraying and they are seldom cleaned up afterward. There should be
\na separate area for this and more frequent cleaning.<\/p>\n
Also, seven out 10 visits I make through immigration and
\ncustoms, I get stopped and harassed for money, either from the
\nporter, the customs officer or the immigration officer. I once
\ntried to call one of the numbers displayed on a poster in the
\nbaggage area \"if there are any complaints please contact shift
\nmanager ...\" It is not filled in, of course. However, I
\npersisted, and only got an hours' worth of grief. I was
\ntransferred from one extension to another with everyone denying
\nto be the right department for complaints. They are all in
\ncahoots with one another!<\/p>\n
When my friends want to visit Indonesia, which is very rare,
\nthe first thing I warn them is \"not to give any money to touts of
\nany shape or form\". There is no international feel to Soekarno-
\nHatta International Airport beyond all the international carriers
\nflying there -- everything else is still basic and close to
\nprimitive (the attitude of the staff certainly is). I bet it
\ndepresses long-time residents and tourists alike to step into
\nSoekarno-Hatta airport after transiting in clean and efficient
\nChangi or Kuala Lumpur airports. The relevant minister has
\nappeared twice in The Jakarta Post denouncing the airport staff
\nfor this practice. But when is something concrete going to be
\ndone about it -- like a clear extension number (better still, a
\ndirect line to him) for customers to report their complaint when
\nthey are harassed at the airport? I get absolutely nothing for
\nthe Rp 150,000 airport tax that I pay. Perhaps next time I should
\nrefuse to pay this.<\/p>\n
R. WAN ALI<\/p>\n
Jakarta<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/more-on-airport-1447899208", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }