Preventing Congestion At The Port, Erick Thohir Reminds Travelers To Buy Tickets Online

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JAKARTA - Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir reminded travelers to use the online ticket purchase facility. This is to prevent congestion at the ferry port.

"I hope that for people who want to go home via the crossing, we already have online tickets. So that we can anticipate those who return home (village) can go well," he said when met at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) area, Senayan, Jakarta, Wednesday, April 27.

Erick said that for the next two days, his party will focus on handling the crossing area because it has the potential to cause traffic jams. He also said the capacity of the ships provided was under control.

However, said Erick, what is currently a problem is optimizing the use of online ticket facilities as an effort to prevent congestion due to queues for ticket purchases at crossing locations.

According to Erick, from the initial report he received, there were still many travelers who came to the port without purchasing tickets online.

"But in the initial report that I received this morning, many who attended did not register for online tickets. Finally, there was congestion," he said.

Therefore, Erick asked the river, lake, and ferry transportation (ASDP) to immediately disseminate information regarding online ticket purchasing facilities to travelers.

"I ask ASDP to immediately convey this information that there are facilities, so that there will be no congestion rather than piling up on these things," he said.

Moreover, said Erick, the police encourage Jasa Marga to anticipate preparing bags before Merak as a rest area. The goal is to avoid overcrowding.

"So I beg you not to wait later because there is one sub jammed, eventually all toll roads are totally jammed. This is what we can do," he explained.