As of Monday morning ferry ships from Merak port continued to arrive at Bakauheni with thousands of travelers on motorcycles, private cars, and buses.
A multitude of travelers were on Sunday seen spending the night at Bakauheni port before proceeding their journey to the main terminal of Rajabasa in Bandarlampung.
On the other hand, the flow of travelers in the opposite direction or from Bakauheni to Merak on Monday was much smaller. There were no long lines of vehicles and passengers waiting to get on a ferry boat to Merak port.
Based on data from PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry, the number of holiday travelers who crossed from Bakauheni to Merak ftwo days before Lebaran had reached 210,225.
Meanwhile, spokesman of the Lebaran exodus command post at Bakauheni port, Heru Purwanto, said that of the 210,225 people who crossed over to Merak port on Monday, 189,694 were passengers in buses and private cars and 20,462 pedestrians.
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Editor: Jafar M Sidik
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