Ahead Of The Peak Of The Homecoming Flow, Consider A Series Of Conditions For Taking A Long-distance Train: Incomplete, Can Fail To Leave

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JAKARTA - KAI's Eid transportation has entered the H-6 Lebaran period. Therefore, PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) continues to remind all customers to comply with the requirements for taking the train before the peak of the homecoming flow on H-2 Lebaran.

KAI's VP of Public Relations, Joni Martinus, said that his team continues to remind the conditions for traveling back and forth by long-distance train. "We need to continue to convey this requirement to customers, especially those who rarely take trains or who only use trains when going home, so that the journey by train to their hometown takes place." orderly and comfortable," he said in an official statement, Tuesday, April 26. The current rules for taking the train are in accordance with the SE of the Ministry of Transportation Number 39 and 49 of 2022. The following are the complete requirements for traveling using long-distance trains:

a) The third vaccine (booster) does not need to show a negative COVID-19 screening result

b) The second vaccine must show a negative result of Rapid Antigen Test 1x24 hours or RT-PCR test 3x24 hours

c) The first vaccine must show a negative result of the 3x24 hour RT-PCR test

d) Not/has not been vaccinated for medical reasons must show a doctor's certificate from a government hospital and a negative result of the 3x24 hour RT-PCR test

e) Customers aged 6-17 years who have received the second dose of vaccination are not required to show a negative result of the RT-PCR or Rapid Antigen Test

f) Customers under 6 years old are not required to be vaccinated and are not required to show a negative result of Rapid Antigen Test or RT-PCR but must have a companion who meets travel requirements

Furthermore, Joni said that by continuously being reminded of the travel requirements, the public is expected to be able to meet the applicable requirements. Because, if not, prospective passengers will be rejected. "Customers who do not complete the requirements will be refused to leave and are welcome to cancel their tickets," he said. KAI's ticket system is integrated with the PeduliLindung application.

In order to expedite the inspection process, Joni said KAI had integrated the KAI ticketing system with the PeduliLindung application to validate the customer's COVID-19 vaccination data and test results.

"As a result, KAI can immediately know the data when ordering tickets through KAI Access, the KAI website, and at boarding," he said.

Joni also reminded customers that they must wear masks, wash their hands with soap in running water, maintain distance, stay away from crowds, reduce mobility, avoid eating together, and use hand sanitizer. Customers must be in a healthy condition not suffering from flu, colds, coughs, loss of smell, diarrhea, and fever, and body temperature not exceeding 37.3 degrees Celsius. To help customers implement health protocols, KAI distributes healthy kits to customers containing masks and wet wipes for free. In order to provide better protection, KAI has also upgraded the masks from the KF94 type to the KN95 type.

Joni said the KN95 mask upgrade was carried out in stages in line with KAI's commitment to become a mode of public transportation that held Lebaran Transport 2022 safely, comfortably, and healthily. and to allocate sufficient time when going to the departure station so that the train does not miss out," he said. As information, on the departure of April 25 or D-7 Lebaran, KAI has dispatched 70,673 long-distance train customers who will return home early to various destinations. 10 to D-7, KAI has served a total of 291,090 customers or an average of 72,773 customers per day with an occupancy of 63 peesen. As of April 26, KAI has sold 1,569,523 long-distance train tickets or 61 percent of the total tickets provided for departure period from 22 April to 13 May 2022.

The people's favorite departure dates for homecoming are April 29 and April 30, or D-3 and D-2 Lebaran with favorite routes from Jakarta and Bandung to Semarang, Surabaya and Yogyakarta.