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AC for 'angkot'? Jakarta has Transjakarta: Djarot
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Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi (right) talks with angkot (public minivan) drivers during the launch of an air-conditioned angkot in Jakarta on July 1. (Antara/Puspa Perwitasari)
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ollowing a regulation issued by the Transportation Ministry requiring angkot (public minivans) to install air-conditioning, Jakarta will continue to prioritize the Transjakarta busway as its main public transportation service.
The capital city has introduced air-conditioned public transportation for public comfort, Jakarta Governor Djarot Saiful Hidayat said.
“We have big angkot with air conditioners called Transjakarta,” he said on Tuesday as reported by tribunnews.com.
His response came following a recent instruction by Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi for all public transportation vehicles to be equipped with air conditioners by February next year.
Djarot voiced support for the regulation, of which one of the purposes is to curb unlicensed public transportation.
“It is good to have minivans with air-conditioning and licensed. It will help improve the quality of public transportation,” he said.
Previously, Budi said he wanted angkot to be more competitive, reliable and comfortable so as to lure people to use public transportation and leave their private vehicles at home. (dra).
