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        "msgid": "147-million-people-have-travelled-for-eid-al-fitr-homecoming-2026-1775029866",
        "date": "2026-04-01 14:10:09",
        "title": "147 Million People Have Travelled for Eid al-Fitr Homecoming 2026",
        "author": "Danu Damarjati",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Approximately 147 million Indonesians undertook journeys for the 2026 Eid al-Fitr homecoming, marking a 2.5% increase over initial surveys, according to mobile positioning data from 13-29 March. Public transport usage rose significantly, with 23.54 million passengers, up from 21.23 million in 2025, showing increases across road, sea, and ferry modes. Around 2.9 million vehicles departed from Jabodetabek, a 4% rise, primarily heading east to Central Java, Yogyakarta, and East Java, highlighting robust mobility and economic activity during the festive period.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA - An estimated 147 million people have undertaken homecoming\njourneys during this year\u2019s Eid al-Fitr period.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Minister of Transportation Suntana conveyed this based on\nmobile positioning data (MPD) from 13-29 March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver 17 days, the number of people travelling totals 147 million.\nThis is higher than our survey, which was just over 143, an increase of\n2.5%,\u201d said Suntana during a press conference at the Presidential Staff\nOffice in Jakarta on Wednesday (1\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are grateful for this achievement as Indonesians flock to\ncelebrate Eid, engage in social activities, and reunite with family in\njoy, proceeding safely and smoothly,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Suntana noted that the number of homecomers using public\ntransport has increased compared to 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The number of public transport passengers in 2026 is 23.54 million,\ncompared to 21.23 million in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of public transport passengers during this Eid period\ntotals 23.54 million people. This represents an increase,\u201d he\nexplained.<\/p>\n<p>In detail, passengers using road transport saw an 11.6% rise, sea\ntransport a 9.86% increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd for crossing modes, we were pleasantly surprised by the 15%\nrise,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>He then detailed that around 2.90 million vehicles left the\nJabodetabek area during the Eid homecoming.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, this figure also increased, as in 2025, 2.85\nmillion vehicles departed Jabodetabek.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA total of 2.90 million vehicles, or a 4% increase compared to the\nprevious year,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>He broke it down, with the majority, around 51.5%, heading east to\nCentral Java, DI Yogyakarta, and East Java.<\/p>\n<p>26.5% headed west to Banten and Sumatra.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd 22% south to Bogor City, Bogor Regency, and my hometown of\nSukabumi, sometimes for tourism,\u201d he added.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/147-million-people-have-travelled-for-eid-al-fitr-homecoming-2026-1775029866",
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