'State-owned PPD, Damri violate regulations'<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Two state-owned transportation companies, PPD
\nand Damri, were among the six bus companies which violated
\ntransport regulations during the Idul Fitri exodus, an official
\nsaid yesterday.<\/p>\n
City Land Transportation Control Agency Head J.P. Sepang, said
\nyesterday the other four companies were Mawar Selatan, Sinar
\nJaya, Timbul Jaya and Giri Indah Andalan.<\/p>\n
Giri Indah Andalan was one of several companies suspended for
\na week last year for failing to meet an agreement made with the
\nagency to provide additional buses.<\/p>\n
Sepang said the other three companies had illegally raised
\nfares above the government-set 25 percent fare hikes for the Idul
\nFitri holidays, effective to Feb. 19.<\/p>\n
Damri cheated prospective passengers by selling tickets for
\ntwo buses which were not available, said Sepang.<\/p>\n
The head of the Rawamangun bus terminal in East Jakarta had to
\ngive money back to the passengers, he said.<\/p>\n
The PPD bus crew violated the rules by taking passengers
\noutside the bus pool.<\/p>\n
Sepang said punishments would be decided by the Ministry of
\nTransportation, his office was only responsible for recording
\nviolations.<\/p>\n
Sepang said Mawar Selatan was guilty of selling tickets at
\nair-conditioned bus prices, but providing non-air-conditioned
\nbuses.<\/p>\n
\"We took passengers to another terminal and helped them get
\nother buses (with suitable fares),\" Sepang said.<\/p>\n
The city operated 9,397 buses for Idul Fitri, 2,095 were city
\npublic buses.<\/p>\n
Conditions in terminals and train stations returned to normal
\nas soon as crowds left for their hometowns.<\/p>\n
The land transportation agency recorded 1,015,570 Jakartans
\nleft for their hometowns from the four main terminals and 15
\nextra terminals between Feb. 2 and Monday. Idul Fitri was on
\nSunday and Monday.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday 151,944 left on buses, and Thursday 138,793.<\/p>\n
Spokesman for state-owned railway company Perumka, Bambang
\nWalujodjati, said 440,487 people left on trains from Feb. 2 to
\nSunday.<\/p>\n
\"The peak was Thursday and Friday,\" Bambang told The Jakarta
\nPost yesterday. He said 71,308 people left on trains on Thursday
\nand 66,532 on Friday.<\/p>\n
The land transportation control agency had estimated 1.6
\nmillion people would leave for their hometowns by bus for Idul
\nFitri.<\/p>\n
The City Population Office estimates 3.5 million people leave
\nJakarta for their hometowns each Idul Fitri and return with
\n300,000 relatives and friends looking for jobs. (ste)<\/p>",
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