More vendors netted at airport

TANGERANG (JP): Authorities at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport here netted 533 illegal vendors, 241 illegal perfume sellers and 12 illegal currency traders at the airport between August and November last year, an official said.

The chief administrator of the airport, Moelyono DS, told Antara on Saturday that his personnel had also ticketed 118 motorists who had parked illegally during the four-month period.

According to Moelyono, the number of violations at the airport was slightly lower than during the corresponding period of the previous year.

The number of citations for illegal parking, for instance, totaled 613 violations in the same period of 1997, he said.

The country's biggest airport, the Soekarno-Hatta airport has become a favored location for a number of vendors, particularly those selling perfumes, ties and toys.

A number of people selling airline tickets have also been seen at the airport. Most of these people have open access to the airport's departure areas.

In 1997, the airport said that it netted 44 such ticket sellers.

"We'll never get tired of hearing criticisms if they help us improve the image of this airport," Moelyono said. (bsr)