Minister Of Transportation Budi Karya Urges Travelers To Return Home After The Peak Of Backflow

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

JAKARTA – In order to prevent congestion at ports, the Minister of Transportation (Menhub) Budi Karya Sumadi invites travelers to return to their home areas after the peak of backflow on Sunday, May 8, 2022. For workers there is no need to worry, because the government allows applications for additional leave.

"I want to convey that the movement of people using ferry boats to date is only 37 percent," said Budi Karya Sumadi, quoting Antara, Saturday, May 7.

Budi also said that his party estimates that a large number of backflows will occur in the next 1-2 days. This is because, according to Budi, up to now, the number of homecomers' movements for the return flow is only 37 percent.

"So the assumption is that there is a tendency of 63 percent of homecomers who have not returned and will cross within 1-2 days, so the community let's delay their return first. They can return to their destination after May 8 to prevent a build-up of backflow," said Budi .

Budi said, travelers do not need to worry about work schedules, because the government has issued a policy by allowing the application of additional leave.

"There is no need to worry about delaying going home until Monday or Tuesday, because the government has allowed the application for additional leave, and school children are still online," he said.

According to him, travelers from Sumatra Island who want to return to Java are expected to be able to delay their return until a day after the peak of the return flow so that travelers will be more comfortable and go home safely.

"Those from Lampung, South Sumatra and areas in Sumatra have postponed their return to the peak of this backflow, which we will continue to inform, because if they return tomorrow, it will certainly be crowded and take a long time," he added.