Pelni Records 11,171 Passengers Departing From North Sumatra Volunteers During School Holiday 2025

The Kelud ship is used to transport passengers belonging to PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia. BETWEEN/HO-Pelni Medan Branch.

PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) Medan Branch, North Sumatra, recorded 11,711 people departing from Belawan Port during the 2025 school holiday period.

"Meanwhile, the number of passengers arriving was 11,207 during the school holidays," said Head of Pelni Medan Branch Yuniati Fatimah in Medan, Saturday, July 12, quoted by Antara.

Yuniati said of this number, there was an increase in the number of passengers departing from Belawan Port by 7.5 percent on an annual basis.

Likewise, the number of passengers arriving or arriving at Belawan Port from Tanjungbalai, Batam and Jakarta is 6.5 percent on an annual basis.

"This increase cannot be separated in the context of an economic stimulus that is considered effectively attractive to consumers, especially to coincide with the moment of school holidays in 2025," he said.

The school holiday period for the 2024/2025 school year will take place from the last week of June to mid-July 2025.

According to him, the number of passengers is predicted to continue to increase, supported by the Ministry of Transportation's policy of providing a ticket discount of 50 percent in order to support the economic stimulus during the period from June 5 to July 31, 2025.

"The program also coincides with the holiday period for school children so that with a high amount of demand and a 50 percent discount economic stimulus program, it can increase public interest in using sea transportation modes," he said.

In addition, Pelni also offers facilities on board that can increase comfort for passengers as part of promotions, such as mini cinemas, "sea wifi", cafes, mini markets and new toilet facilities.

Pelni reported that from January to June 2025, as many as 92,820 people had risen from Belawan Port or experienced an increase of 6.43 percent on an annual basis.

Passengers arriving at Belawan Port also experienced an increase of 16.8 percent or 80,722 people compared to the same period in 2024.