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AP II does 180 on new 'employees-only' TransJakarta airport route
The state-owned airport operator has backpedaled following online backlash about its proposal for city-owned TransJakarta to provide what would essentially be an employee shuttle service, saying that the new route would prioritize airport workers while also serving the public.
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Travelers walk past airline counters at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten, in this file photo taken on Oct. 18, 2022. (Antara/Fauzan)
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o:p>The city administration’s proposal to open a TransJakarta bus rapid transit (BRT) route to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport continues to gain traction with support from the central government, which has responded to public criticism over its planned limited service by revealing that the new route would eventually be open to the public.
“We’ve communicated to [city-owned BRT operator] TransJakarta that there will be no restriction, that the route won’t be limited to those with an airport employee card,” Muhammad Awaluddin, president director of state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II (AP II), told reporters on Monday.
As the service would still prioritize airport personnel, however, Awaluddin said the proposed route would operate from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each day. While the airport was open 24 hours, the route’s operational hours matched the times shift handovers typically took place among airport employees, he added.
It was during a meeting on May 28 with interim Jakarta governor Heru Budi Hartono and Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi that Awaluddin first proposed the idea of expanding the TransJakarta BRT service to the capital’s international hub airport in Tangerang, Banten.
As Soekarno-Hatta had around 50,000 personnel all told, Awaluddin said that opening a dedicated TransJakarta route would provide airport workers with an affordable transportation option.
