Backflow For Eid 2023, Long Distance Train Tickets Sold Reach 1.3 Million

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JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) noted that based on observations, tickets for long-distance trains were sold as many as 1,337,539 tickets or an average of 133,754 tickets per day.

KAI's VP of Public Relations Joni Martinus said the ticket sales of the backflow will be from April 24, 2023 (D+1) to May 3, 2023 (D+10).

"The number will still increase, because sales are still ongoing," he said in Jakarta, Thursday, April 27.

Joni said the number of tickets sold in the post-Eid period was due to customers not only traveling back, but also having customers who had just gone home.

"Customers choose to travel back and forth by train because of the various advantages offered, such as being free of traffic jams, on time, more comfortable and secure, and avoiding the risk of accidents on the highway," he said.

On the backflow, KAI opened a subclass of low tariffs, namely subclasses H, I, and J in the executive class until May 3, 2023, where these subclasses are usually sold in low seasons.

"When compared to the upper limit rate, the subclass can be cheaper 20-30 percent. The opening of subclass ticket sales with low tariffs on backflow also supports the government's appeal so that people do not focus on traveling back on April 24 and 25 only," he said.

Meanwhile, on the first and second day of Eid or 22 and 23 April 2023, the customer volume also remains high. In detail, the first day of Eid was 138,015 customers and on the second day of Eid there were 180,756 customers.

The number of customers on the first and second days of Eid is influenced by various factors such as customers traveling on Eid al-Fitr and the existence of long collective leave, so that customers have a wide opportunity to go home during Eid al-Fitr.

"Until the monitoring of ticket conditions today, the number of train tickets from Jakarta to a number of cities on the island of Java is still widely available. KAI is committed to delivering customers, especially during this Eid Transport period with optimal services so that train travel remains safe and memorable," concluded Joni.