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Three Saudi nationals reprimanded for smoking in Soekarno-Hatta
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Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is predominantly a no-smoking zone. Airport authorities questioned and warned three Saudi Arabia nationals for violating the airports no-smoking regulations on Friday. (Shutterstock.com/File)
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uthorities of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport took three Saudi Arabia nationals for questioning and warned them for smoking in the no-smoking area of the airport on Friday.
The three men were taken by authorities after being caught smoking in the apron area of departure Terminal 1B, airport spokesperson Dewandono Prasetyo said as reported by tribunnews.com. The three Saudi nationals were heading to Denpasar, Bali, via a Lion Air flight from Tangerang on Friday.
Airport personnel handed them over to the terminal 1 authorities office where they were questioned and reprimanded for violating an airport regulation.
"We explained to them the regulations and for them not to break them again," he said.
The Transportation Ministry had previously issued regulations restricting people for smoking in several transportation facilities. The airport had also provided smoking room facilities for smokers but still authorities find violators smoking in no-smoking areas of the airport, such as the lobby and inside the building. (rin)
