Ministry Of Transportation: Passenger Movement Begins To Decline On D+5 Lebaran

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation noted that based on temporary data compiled from the Integrated Lebaran Transport Command Post in 2022, the number of public transport passenger movements on H+5 Lebaran 2022 began to decline, which was 1,024,818 passengers. This number decreased slightly when compared to D+4 as many as 1,072,390 passengers.

Monitoring the movement of homecoming passengers this year is carried out at 111 bus terminals, 16 ferry ports, 50 airports, 110 seaports, and 13 Daop/Divre.

"So far, the highest peak of movement of public transport passengers during the return flow is on Saturday (May 7) or D+4. While last Sunday (May 8) or D+5 the number decreased slightly, but still above 1 million people," said the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Transportation, Adita Irawati, quoted Tuesday, May 10.

Meanwhile, the number of passenger movements in each mode of transportation on D+5 yesterday, when compared to a normal day (16 April 2022), namely on road transportation (bus transportation), the realization of the number of passengers on D+5 2022 was 253,444 passengers, or an increase of 303.8 percent when compared to a normal day on April 16 of 62,760 passengers.

Meanwhile, in rail transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D+5 in 2022 was 158,655 passengers, or an increase of 228 percent when compared to a normal day on April 16 of 48,372 passengers.

Then, in air transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D+5 in 2022 was 239,838 passengers, or an increase of 128.2 percent when compared to a normal day on April 16 of 105,101 passengers.

"In sea transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D+5 in 2022 was 91,222 passengers, or an increase of 354.7 percent when compared to a normal day on April 16 of 20,064 passengers.

In ferry transportation, the realization of the number of passengers on D+5 in 2022 is 281,659 passengers, or an increase of 407.3 percent when compared to a normal day on April 16, 2022 of 55,525 passengers.

"Cumulatively (D-7 to D+5), the number of ferry passengers is still the highest at 3,363,560 passengers. With the busiest departure passenger movements in the five most populous Ferry Ports namely Merak, Bakauheni, Gilimanuk, Ketapang, and Kariangau Balikpapan," he said.