(malangkota.go.id) – PT Kereta Api Indonesia (Persero) has started selling regular train tickets for the 1441 H Eid holiday period starting 90 days before departure on the KAI website, the KAI Access application, and all channel other official sales of PT KAI.
As an anticipatory measure to anticipate the increasing number of visitors channel ticket sales, KAI has optimized the ticket sales system and increased capacity server and bandwidth twice as much as on normal days. This aims to ensure that the ticket ordering process throughout channel can run smoothly.
PT KAI Daops 8 Surabaya appeals to prospective passengers to ensure that they book their Eid tickets via channel official KAI or official partners who have collaborated with KAI. The goal is to avoid fraud, system disruptions, or unreasonable service fees.
Public Relations Manager of PT KAI Daops 8 Surabaya, Suprapto, Saturday (29/02/2020) reminded people when ordering Eid tickets to ensure a stable internet connection, prepare alternative routes or travel dates, and check ticket availability regularly.
In the PT KAI Daops 8 Surabaya area, he explained that there are 33 regular long/medium distance trains which are the early departures in the PT KAI Daops 8 Surabaya area during the 1441 H Eid transportation period which can be ordered starting February 14, 2020 for departure on May 14, 2020 (D-10 before Eid).
The Regular Train Trips that departed early from PT KAI Daops 8 Surabaya consisted of 8 Executive class trains with a capacity of 3.338 seats, 11 Economy class trains with a capacity of 8.526 seats and 14 Mixed class trains with a capacity of 7.984 seats. "A total of 33 long/medium distance regular train trips have a total of 19.848 seats available," Suprapto added.
Meanwhile, for the regular long/medium distance trains that pass through the PT KAI Daops 8 Surabaya area, he explained, there are eight trains consisting of two economy trains with a capacity of 1.272 seats, and six mixed class trains with a capacity of 3.664 seats. The total seats available from the eight regular medium/long distance trains that pass through are 4.936 seats.
"We appeal to the public to plan their holidays during the 1441 H Lebaran transportation period as well as possible by ordering tickets through online ticket booking applications or minimarkets such as Indomaret/Alfamart which are closer to the public. So there is no need to queue at the station counter," he appealed again.
Based on monitoring of ticket orders on Friday (28/2/2020) at 12:00 WIB, ticket availability in the PT KAI Daops 8 Surabaya area is generally still widely available.
The description of the condition of Lebaran transportation tickets that can be ordered for 15 days (D-10 to D+3 or 14 to 28 May 2020) in the PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya area is as follows:
- The total number of tickets sold during the 15-day 2020 Eid transportation period in the PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya area that can be ordered is a total of 60.111 tickets.
- The most dominant ticket booking trend in the PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya area is ticket bookings for train departures after Eid al-Fitr 2020.* This is because Surabaya is located in the eastern part of Java Island.
As with previous Lebaran transportation periods, the trend of passengers during the transportation period before Lebaran was dominated by passengers from West to East (West Java / Jakarta to Central Java / East Java). While the trend of passenger transportation flows after / after Lebaran, was dominated by passenger flows from East to West (East Java / Central Java to Jakarta / West Java). - Of the 15 days of the 2020 Eid transportation period that have been sold in the PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya area, the departure on May 27, 2020 (D+2 after Eid), is the day with the most tickets ordered in the PT KAI Daop 8 Surabaya area with a total of 9.693 tickets or 53% of the total tickets available (18.408 tickets). With the most favorite destination being the Surabaya/Malang to Jakarta route.
- Meanwhile, for booking tickets for the 2020 Lebaran transportation period before Lebaran Day, the favorite date that has been booked is on May 21, 2020 (D-3 Lebaran) with a total number of ticket orders of 7.102 or 49% of the total tickets available (18.408 tickets). With the favorite destinations being the Surabaya/Malang route to Jakarta, Bandung and Banyuwangi. (say/yon)
