Soekarno-Hatta Airport now has anti-smoking ambassadors telling disobedient smokers to butt out

Despite there being clear prohibitions against smoking in most public facilities in Indonesia, the fact remains that many smokers just can’t seem to obey the rules, puffing away carelessly because the enforcement of smoke-free zones here is generally so lax they can easily get away with it.

But things may slowly be improving. A recent viral video showed a train official getting tough on a disobedient smoker caught lighting up inside a train, and now we have this story showing a new anti-smoking approach being utilized at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Yesterday, a Facebook user by the name of Sutiknyo posted a couple of photos highlighting his discovery of “Duta Larangan Merokok” (Anti-smoking Ambassadors) at Soekarno-Hatta.

 

 

Sutiknyo wrote that he noticed these women in yellow uniforms patrolling the airport. As he was walking towards a waiting room in Terminal 1B, he heard one of these ladies reprimanding a group of men who were smoking inside the tunnel leading up to the waiting room, an area that is supposed to be smoke free. Her assertive and loud tone towards the smokers attracted attention from bystanders, and the men immediately put out their cigarettes out of shame.

Airport management PT Angkasa Pura II today confirmed to Detik that they have employed anti-smoking ambassadors to curb smoking in public areas in Soekarno-Hatta. However, their jurisdiction seems to be limited to reprimanding unruly smokers in that they’re unable to issue fines.

Well, if the risk of fines isn’t enough to deter smokers from puffing in prohibited areas, then having these anti-smoking ambassadors shaming them in public might just be what it takes to get them to take their smoking to the designated areas.



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