More vendors netted at airport

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)