BATAM - PT Pelayaran Nasional Indonesia (Pelni) changed the scheduled departure of the KM Kelud ship to Batam-Belawan. The changes start from April 14-20, 2023.
Head of PT Pelni Batam Branch, Muhammad Iqbal said, the schedule change was due to the high spike in Eid Al-Fitr 1444 Hijri or Lebaran 2023.
The high interest of the community in this year's homecoming has made the embarkation process take longer than usual. The delay in the previous port will have an impact on the ship's arrival at the next port," he said Thursday, April 13, as reported by Antara.
Changes to the schedule, he continued, will also be notified to passengers via application messages.
"We urge each prospective passenger to pay attention to our notification via SMS or "Whatsapp" so that they can adjust the time of arrival at the port," he said.
He also appealed to prospective passengers to arrive at the port three hours earlier, considering the number of ship passengers in this homecoming season could reach thousands of people, so it will take longer for thembarration process.
"From a technical point of view, we are trying to make adjustments to the length of clothing in each port so that we can immediately return the ship's schedule to its original state on the next trip," he said.
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With the adjustment of the departure schedule, he said that during the Eid transportation service, the entire Pelni passenger fleet was given concessions or dispensations to transport passengers to accommodate the surge in passengers.
We always report this dispensation to obtain the approval of the Indonesian Ministry of Transportation. This dispensation is also adjusted to the number of safety equipment available on board the ship. We ensure that all safety equipment on board is in accordance with the provisions, which is far more than the amount of capacity transported. According to the direction of the Ministry of Transportation and Management of PT Pelni, shipping safety and passengers are always our priority," he said.
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