Approaching Joint Leave, Passengers At Kampung Rambutan Terminal Increase 50 Percent

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JAKARTA - Ahead of the joint leave, passengers leaving Jakarta from the Kampung Rambutan Terminal, East Jakarta have increased by 50 percent, compared to normal days, during the transitional Large-Scale Social Restrictions (PSBB), Monday, October 26.

"The increase is around 50 percent, but if compared to normal days before the COVID-19 pandemic, it is still below," said Head of Kampung Rambutan Terminal Made Jhoni, reported by Antara.

Jhoni said the normal number of passengers during the PSBB was 2,000 to 2,500 people. Meanwhile, the highest number of passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic was around 5,000 people who occurred during the long holiday for the celebration of Eid al-Adha 2020.

Meanwhile, the latest data on Sunday, October 25, the number of passengers departed around 800 people with the aim of West Java Province including Tasik, Cianjur and Garut.

Until Monday at 10.00 WIB the situation for passengers at Kampung Rambutan Terminal was relatively quiet. "Today has not been seen or maybe tomorrow, because during the COVID-19 there was a long holiday, there was indeed an increase. Only if there was no surge," he said.

The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) predicts that the traffic flow during the long holiday of the Prophet Muhammad's birthday in the period 28 October - 1 November 2020, will increase by 10-20 percent.

The increase is an accumulative prediction of all modes of transportation, including land, air, sea and railways.

"We predict that there will be an increase of about 10 percent-20 percent during the long holiday. The numbers may not be significant if accumulatively, but the movement was carried out by our brothers and they pile up on one day they want to go home quickly," said Transportation Minister Budi. Sumadi's work in a press conference 'Kemenhub Efforts to Anticipate the Long Holiday at the End of October 2020', Friday, October 23.