A Total Of 133,780 Pelni Ship Tickets Sold Out Ahead Of The Nataru Holiday

President Director of PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Persero) Tri Andayani. (Photo: ANTARA)

PT Pelasero Nasional Indonesia (Persero) or Pelni noted that they had sold 133,780 tickets for the Christmas 2025 and New Year 2026 periods.

This amount is equivalent to 24.1 percent of the total passenger projection of 555,962 tickets provided.

The ticket sales are for departures from December 11, 2025 to January 8, 2026.

President Director of Pelni Tri Andayani said the tickets provided for the Nataru period this time were 639,635.

Meanwhile, the total number of passengers during that period was 555,962.

The peak of homecoming is predicted to occur on December 20 or D-5 with a prediction of 26,855 people. Meanwhile, the peak of backflow is expected to occur on January 5, 2026, with an estimated 24,718 people," he said at a press conference, in Jakarta, Wednesday, December 10.

You, as he is familiarly called, said that to face this year's peak season Nataru, Pelni prepared 25 passenger ships and 30 pioneer ships.

"Channel has ordered tickets, we have expanded the network to minimarkets in 3TP areas, it is nothing but to anticipate uneven telecommunication signals, especially in 3TP areas," you said.

You revealed that there were five most crowded sections during the Nataru holiday period, namely Batam-Belawan, Belawan-Batam, Makassar-Bau-Bau, then Bau-Bau-Makassar, and Manokwari-Sorong.

"The most populous departure ports are Ambon, Makassar, Batam, Sorong, and Jayapura," he said.

The details are Ambon Port with an estimated service of 41,404 passengers, Makassar 37,088 passengers, Batam 27,789 passengers, Sorong 25,242 passengers, and Jayapura 21,871 passengers.

Sementara, sambung Anda, untuk pelabuhan kedatangan yang diprediksi melayani penumpang terbanyak yakni Pelabuhan Ambon dengan 36.263 penumpang, Makassar dengan 35.092 penumpang, Belawan dengan 24.840 penumpang, Batam dengan 23.089 penumpang, dan Sorong dengan 25.162 penumpang.

Meanwhile, you continued, for the arrival port which is predicted to serve the most passengers, namely Ambon Port with 36,263 passengers, Makassar with 35,092 passengers, Belawan with 24,840 passengers, Batam with 23,089 passengers, and Sorong with 25,162 passengers.