"Alhamdulillah (thank God), we handled it well, there was no scarcity in exodus routes, and the fuel stocks were also safe," President Director of Pertamina Nicke Widyawati said as quoted from a written statement received here Sunday.
Based on the monitoring of the Pertamina Integrated Enterprise Data and Command Center (PIEDCC), the peak of the exodus flow occurred on Thursday (April 20, 2023) or two days before Eid al-Fitr on Saturday (April 22, 2023), she said.
She further said that PIEDCC's report is issued every day. Thus, fuel stock can be monitored in real-time.
After securing field stock during the exodus departure period, Pertamina will focus on managing fuel supplies in regions that become destinations of exodus travelers and tourists.
Then after that, Pertamina will gear up for the exodus return flow period, she added.
Widyawati also appealed to people to use cashless payment methods for buying fuel in order to reduce queues at gas stations.
One of the non-cash payment methods provided at Pertamina's gas stations is payment through the MyPertamina application. The application offers several deals for consumers.
For the 2023 Eid exodus period, Pertamina readied 402 motorcycle couriers to deliver fuel for vehicles stuck in traffic congestion, including on toll roads, through the Pertamina Delivery Service (PDS).
The public can access the service by contacting Pertamina's call center 135. After that, a courier will go to the location with fuel.
For this year's Eid al-Fitr, the government has projected that the number of Eid exodus travelers will reach 123 million, based on a survey of potential people's movement during the Eid period.
The figure reflects an increase compared to the number of exodus travelers in 2022, which stood at 85 million.
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Translator: Benardy Ferdiansyah, Raka Adji
Editor: Rahmad Nasution
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