First Day Of Eid 2023, Bakauheni Port Executive Pier Is Dense

A number of four-wheeled vehicles in the parking bag of the southern Bakauheni executive port of Lampung on Saturday afternoon (22/4/2023). (Between/Riadi Gunawan)

JAKARTA - The Executive Pier of Bakauheni Port, Lampung was packed with four-wheeled vehicles for travelers on the first day of Lebaran 2023 who were about to go to Merak Port, Banten.

Antara News Agency from Bakauheni Port on Saturday afternoon reported that the flow of homecoming was still ongoing at the ferry port.

The homecoming vehicles are dominated by Sumatran plates, BM, BK, BE, but also look at Javanese regional plates such as B, A, F, T and D.

Although there was a density of four-wheeled vehicles in the parking bag of the executive dock, it did not cause long traffic jams and seemed to run smoothly and safely.

Zainal (40), a resident of Palembang, said that he and his family chose to go home on the first day of Eid because they wanted to avoid traffic jams on the road.

"He's sir to avoid traffic jams," he said.

He also said that he was queuing in the parking bag of the executive dock to enter the ship since 15.00 WIB.

"I want to go home to Bogor, we are queuing in this parking bag for more than two hours, Mas," he said.

One of the vehicle's speed control officers boarded the ship, Rohman said, the density of a number of two-wheeled vehicles has been monitored since this afternoon. "It started to look crowded with travelers from 12.00 WIB, but this morning when the Eid prayer was quite empty of four-wheeled vehicles," said Rohman.