Minivan fares on the rise

Minivan fares on the rise

BOGOR (JP): Bogor administration has decided to increase
public minivan fares from Rp 400 to Rp 600 soon, an official said
on Tuesday.

"We'll decide on the new fare in the next two weeks," head of
the Bogor Land Transportation Owners Organization (Organda), A.
Chotib Malik, said.

"We're now still waiting for the West Java governor's decree
on the planned fare hike. The decree will then be submitted to
the Bogor City Council for deliberation."

In reality, however, minivan drivers have already been
charging passengers Rp 500 since Monday.

Asep, a driver of the 08 minivan serving the Merdeka-Warung
Jambu route, said the 50 percent increase was still not enough to
increase the drivers' welfare.

"The increase should be at least 100 percent since prices of
car spare parts and tires have already increased by more than 100
percent," he said.

Most residents, however, think the hike reasonable.

"If the hike was as much as 100 percent, now that would be
called ridiculous," said Dedi, a resident of Ciluar subdistrict.
(21/09)