Pelindo Ensures the Smooth Flow of Homecoming for Nataru 2022/2023

Jakarta, 21 December 2022 - Ahead of the homecoming flow of Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023, PT Pelabuhan Indonesia (Persero) or Pelindo synergizes in the Integrated Sea Transport Post for Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023 with port stakeholders to ensure smooth homecoming flows at 63 passenger terminals managed by Pelindo.

Through this post, Pelindo together with the Port Authority and Harbor Authority Office (KSOP), the Port Health Office (KKP), the Port Security Implementation Unit (KPPP) and other government agencies around the port monitor and control passenger flows, including checking travel requirements. passengers and provision of information facilities to passengers.

"Not only synergizing with port stakeholders, we are also trying to maintain the safety, order and security of passengers during the Nataru homecoming period, through structuring, repairing and adding passenger terminal facilities and infrastructure to increase the comfort of travelers," said Pelindo's Main Director, Arif Suhartono.

As a follow-up to the increase in the number of passengers after the 2022 Eid al-Fitr homecoming, Pelindo is temporarily serving Roro ships on the return route (PP) to Panjang Port and Banten Port. In addition, to prepare for the smooth flow of homecoming in Eastern Indonesia, Pelindo has also completed renovating the Waingapu and Tenau Kupang Passenger Terminals so that it can serve more passengers with better facilities.

"Similar to yesterday's Eid holiday, we together with the Minister of Transportation continued to prepare the main things for the Christmas and New Year holidays. In other words, we have done best practice, now it remains only to improve small things, such as cleanliness, smooth running, and orderliness so that there is no accumulation or crowding. We need to continue to anticipate that," said Erick Thohir, Minister of BUMN.

To ensure passengers stay safe, healthy and smooth during the Nataru homecoming period, Pelindo provides facilities such as a passenger waiting room - including tents for additional waiting rooms if there is a spike in the number of passengers, prayer room, lactation room, body temperature checker, call center, adding check-in counters to adding security personnel.

"As our commitment to providing 24/7 service, officials and port operational workers do not take time off or leave the workplace, nor do back office workers who do pickets during the Nataru period," concluded Arif.