Soekarno-Hatta Exceeds Changi as Southeast Asia's Busiest Airport for Eid 'Mudik' Transportation
Heavy passenger traffic during the Eid 2024 travel season made Soekarno-Hatta Airport the busiest in Southeast Asia during the period.
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Heavy passenger traffic during the Eid 2024 travel season made Soekarno-Hatta Airport the busiest in Southeast Asia during the period.
Low-cost carrier Indonesia Air Asia flew more than 310,000 passengers during the Eid homecoming or "mudik" period from April 3 to 18.
Indonesian police said 58,091 vehicles entered Jakarta on April 15, the peak of the "mudik" return flow.
A significant increase is seen in vehicles crossing a number of sections on Trans Sumatra Toll Road since 3rd day after Eid, during Eid return flow.
Indonesian Ministry of Transportation rolls out another free homecoming or 'Free Mudik' program for Eid 2024.
The Transportation Ministry recorded that as of Thursday, April 27, or D+4 of Eid al-Fitr, 55.8 percent of vehicles have not yet returned to Jakarta.
Police said that as of Sunday, April 23, the second day of Eid, 172,762 vehicles have returned to Jakarta from their Eid homecoming or mudik trips.
A brief history of Indonesia's Eid homecoming tradition - a mass exodus of people from urban to rural areas known as 'mudik.'
The police are set to apply a one-way traffic system to anticipate a spike in the Eid al-Fitr homecoming or mudik traffic starting Tuesday.
President Jokowi stated that the number of Eid homecoming or mudik travelers is predicted to surge by 45 percent to 123 million this year.
Police is preparing posts for monitoring homecomers with motorcycles during the Eid Homecoming journey or Mudik.
State shipping company PT Pelni (Persero) has sold 134,216 tickets for travel during the Eid homecoming or 'mudik' period.
The Transportation Ministry is set to provide a free mudik or Eid homecoming program this year.
State railway company KAI launches a long-distance trip ticket sale for Eid homecoming or mudik on Tuesday, March 7.
Jakarta Deputy Governor says that the capital's Covid-19 positivity rate has declined from an average of two percent to 1.29 percent after Eid.
The Indonesian traffic police corps reported a 31 percent drop in traffic accidents during this year's mass exodus compared to 2019.
State-owned oil and gas company Pertamina guarantees the availability and distribution of fuel for the Eid homecoming or mudik return period.
The Jakarta Metro Police predicted a total of two million vehicles will be en route to the city until the tenth day after Eid.
The number of migrants arriving in Jakarta has been declining over the past two years due to COVID-19.
Mudik travelers have begun to return to Jakarta on Wednesday, a spokesperson of PT KAI says.