Homecomers At Giwangan Yogykarta Terminal Start To Increase, Weekdays Reach 1,200 People Per Day

Illustration for the 2022 Eid homecoming. (Antara)

YOGYAKARTA - Homecoming arrivals at Yogyakarta's Giwangan Terminal are starting to increase. Based on data, travelers who use the Inter-City Inter-Provincial (AKAP) bus fleet can reach around 2,000 passengers last weekend.

"Passenger arrivals have started to increase but still use the regular bus fleet, no one has come using additional buses," said Yogyakarta Giwangan Terminal Service Unit Coordinator Bekti Zunanta in Yogyakarta, Monday, April 25.

Zunanta added that the average arrival of passengers on weekdays is around 1,200 passengers per day.

However, passenger departures on weekends at Yogyakarta's Giwangan Terminal also experienced an increase of more than 3,000 people per day.

Bekti estimates that the peak of passenger arrivals at the Giwangan Terminal in Yogyakarta during the homecoming flow will occur on Saturday, April 30, and it is possible that additional buses will arrive, including travelers using the free homecoming program from the government.

In accordance with the rules for traveling by land transportation, Bekti said, passengers do not need to show a negative COVID-19 letter if they have undergone a booster dose of vaccination. "If the vaccine is not complete, then there is a free test that we provide," he said.

He also reminded passengers to prioritize travel safety by being wise travelers, namely choosing a fleet that has undergone ramcheck.

"The feature is that there is a striker on the windshield. This means that the bus is in a roadworthy condition,” he said, also asking passengers not to bring too many items or flashy jewelry because they invite criminal acts.

One of the travelers at the Giwangan Terminal, Asep, chose to go home earlier to avoid overcrowding in passengers and traffic congestion.

"I happen to be going home to Serang. Due to the west, there are still quite a lot of bus tickets available. However, I chose to go home more because I was worried that it would get crowded,” he said.