250 New Trolleys for Medan Polonia Airport
December 29, 2009 by Medan Indonesia
Filed under Medan International Airport, Travel
Lack of Trolleys at Airport
For those that have been traveling in and out of Medan Polonia Airport would notice the lack of Trolleys for luggages in the terminals of the airport.
This is especially true for arrival terminals where trolleys are usually taken up and used by the porters in the airport. First time travelers to Medan may not get used to using porter services at the airport as they are very much used to newer international airports where self service is a way of life.
Porter Services
In Medan and most parts of Indonesia, porter services are still common and widely used by the locals. You will find many of them especially at smaller airports where these airports still lack of good infrastructure of easy access to car parks, taxi stands etc..
Porters usually gather at the arrival terminals ready with a trolley in hand to help passengers with their bag for a fee. Listed price is Rp2.000 per luggage but they usually ask for Rp5.000 per luggage.
With limited trolleys in Medan Polonia Airport, passengers often find themselves stranded with no trolleys for their bags as they arrive. This can be very frustrating for passengers with many baggages in hand.
With the addition of 250 trolleys of the planned 500 trolleys for Medan Polonia Airport, this will double the number of 450 trolleys currently provided by the airport authority and will surely make passengers a lot happier.
So, a good tip when you first arrive Medan, if you have many baggages and do not want to use porter services, try to find a trolley for your bags first! Hopefully you will find one easily now, with the additional trolleys.
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I think the lack of trolleys is becos some could have dissappeared from the airport.
I do not need trooley and always want to avoid the porter during departure as I usually travel with only 1 luggage and had difficulty figuring out the standard rate to tip them.I try to avoid becos giving too little tip may make me look stingy and may offend them .So the best is to DIY.The last porter that I met insist to help me check in and pay the airport tax .He kept the balance as tips.
I still think that those with less bag should avoid using the trolley.
I traveled with my elder brother end 2009 to jakarta from medan. I was terrified when he handout our luggages, tickets, KTP to the porter and offer me to enjoy coffee @ one of cafe. He simply said that he always do this whenever he took flight from medan..”ah, its just tens thousand rupiah” he said.
we then travel from jakarta to kualalumpur but this time I insist to do evrything by ourselves (we only carry 2 luggages anyway). We chat while waiting our turn 4 check-in, do check-in, pay airport tax, get the free fiscal sticker, report to fiscal officer, immigration then to waiting room.
He said that he never knew the procedures @airport before, and thank me for not using porter service as he learnt alot. He said in future he will do it all by himself. Oh yeah..don’t be too lazy bro..
Porter useful when you bring lotsa luggages or travel with small kids. When u can handle it by yourself, better DIY..