City licenses a new bus firm

The city authorities have licensed a new minibus company to serve the outskirts of Jakarta and allowed for existing city bus companies to buy an additional 1,000 buses to strengthen their fleets.

According to head of the City Traffic and Land Transportation Control (DLLAJ) JP Sepang, the new license serving the outskirt areas was given to the Koperasi Wahana Kalpika (KWK) cooperative body.

The four companies which are allowed to have additional bus armada include Mayasari Bhakti, Mass Trans, Bianglala and another firm, jointly operated by PPD, Volgreen, Fajar Utama Mandiri and Intrans Jaya. (bsr)