Ministry Of Transportation Provides 4,415 Free Homecoming Tickets Via Vessels On Christmas And New Year Holidays

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JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation (Kemenhub) together with PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Persero) or Pelni held a free homecoming program.

A total of 4,415 homecoming tickets are provided to accommodate the needs of the community during the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays.

Director of Traffic and Sea Transportation, Capt Hendri Ginting said, there are nine routes that will serve the free homecoming program which will be held with Pelni.

The nine routes that will operate include Kupang-Ende, Balikpapan-Pare-Pare, Makassar-Surabaya, Bitung-Sorong, Makassar-Bau-Bau, Batam-Belawan, Makassar-Bau-Bau, Ambon-Tual, and Jayapura-Biak.

"With a total of approximately 4,415 tickets", said Hendri in an official statement, Monday, December 18.

Furthermore, Hendri said, the pattern of free homecoming this time is different from the free homecoming in previous years.

"The chosen route is more focused on Eastern Indonesia because many people in Eastern Indonesia will celebrate Christmas," he explained.

Hendri also said that there are several provisions and requirements that must be met by travelers before getting free homecoming.

"Further conditions and conditions related to the free homecoming program can be accessed by the public via linktr.ee/mutisnatal2023 to the Ministry of Transportation or through the Pelni 162 Contact Center," he said.