Tourist taxi service starts

Tourist taxi service starts

JAKARTA (JP): Taxi company PT Ratax Armada is scheduled to
launch on Monday a tourist taxi service, Taksi Ratax Wisata, an
executive of the firm said.

Ratax Armada's president, Andra Y. Agussalam said on Thursday
the taxis' interiors would be furnished with imitation leather
upholstery and stocked with tourism brochures, city maps and
candies, with drivers wearing Betawi traditional dress.

"The innovation is aimed at making us the standard for taxi
services in the city and to motivate other companies to improve
their services," he said.

Andra said during the first stage the company would launch 50
tourist taxis with the number to be raised in stages to 300
units.

He explained that drivers had received training about major
tourist attractions in the city and given information on how to
improve their services.

Ratax Armada, which operates 875 taxis, is 28 percent owned by
the city administration with the rest belonging to PT Centris
Multipersada Pratama, Andra said. (ind)