The Kampung Rambutan Terminal Has Been Filled With Homecomers

Photo: Antara

JAKARTA Although the Eid al-Fitr leave has not yet started, the Kampung Rambutan Terminal, Ciracas District, East Jakarta, Thursday, has begun to be crowded with prospective passengers who will go home on the Idul Fitri 1444 Hijri holiday.

Thursday, April 13, many inter-city inter-provincial (AKAP) buses have traveled to their hometowns from Kampung Rambutan Terminal. Passengers want to go home early to avoid traffic jams. One of the passengers, Anis said that he went home early to his hometown in Semarang, Central Java to avoid traffic jams. "If you go home two or three days before Eid, you will definitely get traffic jams on the road. Departing now is better, you don't get traffic jams. In addition, going home early can have a lot of time to stay in touch with relatives." said Anis, Antara, Thursday, April 13. Another consideration for going home early, he said, because the price of the bus ticket before entering the joint leave is still relatively normal.

"The ticket price has indeed gone up, but it is still affordable. If it is close to Eid, ticket prices can go up three to four times, look at the normal price," said Anis. This is because the price of AKAP bus tickets that are limited by the government is only economy class buses, while the executive bus follows the market price. other passengers, Nur admitted to going home early to Purwokerto to avoid congestion.

"It's better to leave now, so when Eid in the village is not tired. If you are tired on the road, it's not good. Ticket prices haven't gone up yet," said Nur. Head of Kampung Rambutan Terminal Yulza Ramadhoni previously said the number of passenger increases had occurred since Sunday, April 9. "The increase is around 20 to 30 percent," he said.

According to Yulza, the increase in passengers is predicted to occur to the peak of the Eid homecoming flow from 19 to 21 April 2023.

To avoid a surge in passengers during the 2023 Eid homecoming flow, the terminal also requested that the bus PO prepare a spare bus which can later be used to carry passengers in the event of a delay in the bus to Kampung Rambutan Terminal.