1,900 Bus Passengers Every Day At Pulo Gebang Terminal Do Not Significate To The Peak Of New Year's Holidays

Pulo Gebang Terminal/ Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - The manager of the Pulo Gebang Integrated Bus Terminal, East Jakarta, predicts that the surge in passenger departures for the 2023 New Year holiday will occur tomorrow, Friday, December 30.

Head of the Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal, Bernad Pasaribu, said the prediction was based on data on intercity interprovincial bus departures (AKAP) since the last few days.

"Now the number of departures ranges from 1,900 passengers per day. There has been a spike but not yet significant. It is estimated that the spike will be on December 30-31, 2022," Bernad said.

Bernad added that based on data as of Wednesday, December 28, the number of AKAP bus passengers departing at the Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal was dominated by Central Java and East Java.

He said that on 30-31 December 2022 the number of AKAP bus passengers departing at Pulo Gebang Terminal is predicted to reach more than 2,000 passengers per day.

For this reason, his party has anticipated a surge in passenger departures at the Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal by alerting joint personnel to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers.

"There are 80 joint personnel on standby. This includes members of the TNI-Polri, Satpol PP, health workers and the DKI Jakarta Transportation Service," said Bernad.

Furthermore, he said that his party also routinely conducts health checks on AKAP bus crews.

Meanwhile, the Pulo Gebang Integrated Terminal Operations and Partnership Korsatpel, Hendra Kurniawan, explained that health checks and service posts will continue to be alerted until January 4, 2023.

"Generally, the disease experienced by drivers of high blood pressure and high blood sugar," said Hendra.