Full of smoke

Full of smoke

From Republika

On June 17, my family and I went to visit my parents and relatives in my hometown. As we had a child with us, we chose a fairly good bus, a Karina. I booked the tickets at the Cirebon terminal a day before our departure.

The ticket seller told me to be at the terminal at 4:30 p.m., when the Jakarta-Madura bound Karina bus was expected to arrive at the Cirebon terminal. We arrived at the Cirebon terminal on time. But our bus had not yet showed up. We were advised to take another bus, but we insisted that we wait. At long last, to my great disappointment, Karina arrived at 7 p.m.

But it was not the end of our disappointment. The "super delux" Karina (fully air-conditioned with music, video, karaoke, reclining seat and toilet) was far from cosy, but it was full of smoke. Never mind, I have been a Karina client for a long time.

On our journey back to Indramayu, we took Karina again, hoping that their service would improve. But things did not change, and in fact it was worse than the previous journey. Despite the "No Smoking" sign, cigarette smoke was everywhere which made breathing difficult. I wonder what makes the executive bus different from the regular economy bus?

TAJUDDIN

UUN HUNAENAH

Indramayu, West Java