JAKARTA - Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi proposed that Eid al-Fitr or Eid Al-Fitr 2023 be moved forward from April 19 to 25.
Budi said that referring to the Joint Decree (SKB) of three ministers, collective leave starts from April 21 to April 26.
"We together with the National Police Chief proposed a two-day forward holiday, so starting from 19 it has been a holiday but 26. So add one day but forward for two days," he said at a press conference at the State Palace, quoted from the Presidential Secretariat, Friday, March 24.
Budi revealed the reason his party proposed advancing the date of collective leave was because there was no accumulation of travelers. Moreover, he said, public interest is very high for homecoming.
"The reason is why, traditionally, the desire to go home is very high with a lot of volume. If you look at it, it is focused on only the 21st, so there will be an extraordinary buildup. So that by advancing it, travelers can start from 18 in the afternoon, 19, 20, and 21. There are four days they go home, "he explained.
Furthermore, Budi said that based on his records, the origin of this year's travelers mostly came from East Java (East Java).
"But the most goals are Central Java. Therefore, the Cipali route is the highest level of congestion and we must use intensive traffic engineering," he said.
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