KAI Has Selled 1.6 Million Tickets For The Time Of Christmas And New Year's Transportation

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JAKARTA - PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) recorded that 1,095,714 customers had traveled by Long Distance Train to various destinations. This number is a combination of eight days of the implementation of the 2022 Christmas and 2023 New Year Transportation period.

In the period 22 to 29 December, KAI served an average of 136,964 customers per day, with excellent seating occupancy reaching an average of 102 percent per day.

Relations that became people's favorites during this period were the Jakarta-Yogyakarta pp route; Jakarta-Solo pp; Jakarta-Surabaya pp; Jakarta-Purwokerto pp; Bandung-Surabaya pp; Yogyakarta-Surabaya pp; Yogyakarta-Banyuwangi pp; and others.

KAI's VP of Public Relations Joni Martinus said this number also increased by 204 percent compared to the same period in 2021. This is expected to occur due to changes in train requirements where there is no longer a COVID-19 screening requirement through antigen or PCR.

In addition, said Joni, the carrying capacity that has been allowed is 100 percent and the increasing mobility of the community is accompanied by an increase in the total number of train trips.

"KAI would like to thank all people who have used train services during this year's end of holidays. KAI will continue to improve services and oversee so that all train trips during the Nataru period can run safely and smoothly," said Joni in Jakarta, Friday, December 30.

As of December 30, 2022, the total long-distance train tickets that have been sold for the Nataru Transport period (December 22, 2022 to January 8, 2023) are 1.6 million tickets or about 69 percent of the capacity provided as many as 2.4 million seats.

The number will increase because sales are still ongoing. We hope that the public can plan their journey well because the train tickets for the 2023 Christmas and New Year holidays are still quite widely available," continued Joni.

During this Christmas and New Year's transportation period, continued Joni, KAI provides service improvements including the presence of the Panoramic Train.

The Panoramic Train is a KAI innovation train that has a very large-dimensional window on both sides and a glass roof extending from front to back which can be opened and closed automatically.

In addition, KAI has also begun to implement the use of new uniforms for frontliners by Anne Avantie, who is a fashion designer and pioneer of contemporary kebaya. This new uniform will be worn by conductors, customer service, announcers, counter officers, and prama or pranks at various stations and train trips.

To get rid of boredom, KAI presents KAI Game Zone booths at Gambir, Bandung, Yogyakarta, and Surabaya Pasarturi Stations. KAI Game Zone is a facility for long-distance train customers to be able to play console games for free while waiting for their train departures.

"We will continue to provide various service improvements so that your journey when using the train during the Christmas and New Year 2023 holidays becomes more meaningful and memorable," concluded Joni.