"The high number of passengers during the 2022 Eid period is an outstanding achievement. The figure almost touches the achievement of passengers in 2019. Thus, we are optimistic about optimizing our services in 2022," president director of KAI, Didiek Hartantyo, said in a statement, which was accessed from here on Saturday.
The total 4.39 million train passengers consisted of 2,557,130 long-distance passengers, with occupancy reaching 95 percent of the provided seating capacity, and 1,830,904 local train passengers, he informed.
Hartantyo noted that the figure reached 139 percent of the target of 3.15 million passengers.
Meanwhile, the number of passengers during the 2022 Eid period was 64 percent of the 6.84 million passengers recorded during the 2019 Eid period, that is before the COVID-19 pandemic struck.
During the Eid period, KAI operated 4,714 long-distance trips, or an average of 214 trips per day, with 99 percent punctuality.
The reverse flow of the Eid homecoming exodus peaked on May 4, with the railway firm recording 283,736 passengers.
Meanwhile, most passengers picked the Jakarta-Yogyakarta, Jakarta-Purwokerto, Jakarta-Semarang, Jakarta-Bandung, Jakarta-Surabaya, and Bandung-Yogyakarta routes.
The president director Hartantyo emphasized that during the Eid period, KAI consistently implemented the COVID-19 health protocols set by the government.
"During the Eid period, as many as 840 (prospective) passengers were rejected for departure due to (their being) unvaccinated, sick, reactive, and not meeting the requirements," he expounded.
He attributed the smooth running of KAI trains during the Eid holiday period this year to the collaboration among all stakeholders who continued to improve rail travel safety.
"KAI will continue to enhance services so that trains can meet the community's needs in terms of mobility," he remarked.
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Translator: Adimas Raditya, Raka Adji
Editor: Suharto
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