D+5 Christmas, Homecomers Still Crowded Through Merak Port

Illustration of the collective port (Photo: antara)

JAKARTA - Travelers in private vehicles and about to cross to Bakauheni, Lampung via Merak Port, Cilegon City, Banten on D+5 Christmas or Saturday (30/12), are still busy. "We see that there are still queues of private vehicle travelers from last night until this morning," said Haryadi, a traffic regulator quoting Antara. The Executive Pier of Merak Port until Saturday morning was still visited by vehicles who then lined up to wait for the ship to dock. They are travelers from various areas on the island of Java, most of which after celebrating a vacation with family members. The peak of the Christmas homecoming flow on D+6 or Sunday (31/12) based on the experience of previous years.

"Despite the queue of vehicles, the traffic movement went smoothly," said Haryadi. Bambang (45), a private vehicle driver said he departed from Jakarta at 03.30 WIB and arrived at the Executive Pier at 5.40 WIB and was confirmed to be able to cross at 5.50 WIB. "We appreciate the smooth journey both on toll roads to port piers," said Bambang, who claimed to be going to Bangka Belitung.