Ministry Of Transportation Survey, Peak Of Nataru Holiday Departure Flows On 22, 23 And 30 December

JAKARTA - The Ministry of Transportation predicts that the peak of vehicle departures during the 2023 Christmas holiday will occur on December 23, 2023. Meanwhile, the peak of departures at the 2024 New Year holiday (Nataru) occurred on December 30.

This prediction is the result of a study conducted by the Transportation Policy Agency (BKT) regarding the potential movement of the community during the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year (Nataru) holidays.

"The peak of the leaving flow or departure is predicted to occur on Saturday, December 23, 2023, 11.62 percent or 12.5 million people. Saturday, December 30, 2023 11.43 percent or 12.31 million people and Friday 22 December 2023 8.22 percent or 8.85 million people," said Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, in an official statement, Monday, November 20.

Meanwhile, the peak of backflow is predicted to occur on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. On that day, 20.41 million people or 18.96 percent made movements. Meanwhile, on Monday, January 1, 2024, there were 16.92 percent or 18.21 million people and Tuesday, December 26, 2023, 11.16 percent or 12.01 million people.

Budi said this year there are predicted to be as many as 107.63 million people who make movements during the 2023 Christmas and 2024 New Year holidays. The number of movements reached 39.83 percent of the total national population.

This year is predicted to be 107.63 million people. So the increase is very significant above one hundred percent (143.65 percent)," said Budi.

Furthermore, Budi said that based on the survey results, there were five regions from which the largest movement came from, namely, first, East Java 16.30 percent or 17.54 million people.

Then, continued Budi, Jabodetabek 13.76 percent or as many as 14.81 million people. Then, Central Java 13.21 percent or 14.22 million people. Furthermore, West Java 10.39 percent or 11.18 million people and North Sumatra 6.93 percent or 7.45 million people.

Meanwhile, there are five largest travel destinations, namely, first, East Java 15.18 percent or 16.34 million people. Then, Central Java 13.80 percent or 14.86 million people.

Then, West Java 11.62 percent or 12.51 million people. Then, Jabodetabek 9.19 percent or 9.89 million people) and DI Yogyakarta 8.92 percent or 9.60 million people," he said.

For your information, this survey was conducted using the online questionnaire distribution method via Whatsapp, Instagram and SMS Blast. The survey implementation period is one month, from October 26 to November 2, 2023.

The implementation of the survey involved a number of parties, including the media, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), Kominfo, academics and practitioners of the transportation sector.