Eid Holiday, Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya: 88 Percent Of Train Seats Have Been Filled

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi. (Photo: Doc. Antara)

Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi said 88 percent of the total 923 thousand train seats had been filled as of June 15 during the long Eid holiday period.

Budi Karya Sumadi said that what PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) or KAI did was very good, so it has been monitored that there are several places where people like Jakarta - Surabaya, Jakarta - Yogyakarta, Jakarta - Solo, Jakarta - Bandung or vice versa so that favorite directions are added by 20 percent.

"Today is Saturday 15 June. The Ministry of Transportation, I and PT KAI reviewed several places in order to monitor movements rather than long holidays in the context of Eid al-Adha. From our observations, until now we have provided 923 thousand seats and 88 percent filled. And for all of our favorite goals," he said in Tegal, Central Java.

The Minister of Transportation gave his appreciation to PT KAI regarding this matter. On the same occasion, President Director of PT KAI Didiek Hartantyo said that public interest in using rail transportation was observed to be high during the 2024 Eid al-Adha holiday period.

"Completeing the Minister of Transportation's statement that I am grateful to the Minister of Transportation for jointly monitoring the holiday season for five days from June 14 to June 18. The Minister of Transportation said that the capacity we are operating is 923 thousand seats, and until June 15 it has been sold for 810 thousand or 88 percent. This means that the public interest is high," said Didiek.

KAI operates 1,849 trips that KAI operates for five days, bringing an average of 370 trips per train per day.

"There are an additional 30 trips every day, so this is an anticipation of PT KAI in providing the best transportation for the community during this Eid holiday," said Didiek.

He hopes that the train can remain a mass transportation option for the community.

"We hope that mass transportation by train will be the choice of the community to transport. We guarantee safety and timeliness," he said.