"Traveling by buses, private cars, and on motorbikes, the travelers arrived at Bakauheni port aboard a number of ferries from Merak port in Banten district," Winanda said here on Saturday.
He noted that holiday travelers started to pack the Bakauheni port when their leaves began on Saturday.
"This year`s annual holiday exodus will probably peak on Monday, or three days ahead of the Eid al-Fitr festivity to mark the end of the Ramadan fasting month. Therefore, the travelers started their journeys home on Saturday to avoid traffic jams," he said.
To anticipate an increasing number of passengers at the port, he said PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry operation has provided travelers with numerous types of assistance.
"PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry operation has prepared resting areas and places for those passengers who arrive at night to spend the night before proceeding on their journey the next morning," Winanda noted.
Further, he added that since early Saturday morning the number of passengers arriving at Bakauheni port from Merak has risen significantly.
"The number of vehicles transported by ferry ships from Merak port to Bakauheni, and vice versa, also are much heavier than on regular days," he said, without mentioning the number of vehicles being transported.
He noted that the number of passengers leaving Bakauheni for Merak port in Banten district on Friday also increased significantly, with crowds of travelers possibly doubling due to those arriving from Merak.
The PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry spokesman predicted that Bakauheni ferry port would continue to be inundated by Eid al-Fitr holiday travelers until one day before the festivity begins on Wednesday marking the end of the Ramadan fasting month.
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