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        "msgid": "ministry-of-transports-free-mudik-quota-via-land-routes-almost-exhausted-1772935148",
        "date": "2026-03-08 07:41:00",
        "title": "Ministry of Transport's Free Mudik Quota via Land Routes Almost Exhausted",
        "author": "Azwar Ferdian",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "The Indonesian Ministry of Transport's Free Mudik programme ahead of Eid 2026 has attracted strong public interest, with bus quotas nearly exhausted and motorcycle quotas filling quickly. The programme is complemented by sizeable sea-transport and discounted air-ticket options, with projected Lebaran mobility reaching around 143.91 million nationwide and Central Java expected to be the busiest corridor.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com \u2013 The Free Mudik programme organised by the\nMinistry of Transport of the Republic of Indonesia ahead of Eid al-Fitr\n2026 has attracted a very strong response from the public. In fact,\nquotas for several transport modes have almost run out in a short time\nsince registration opened. Minister of Transport Dudy Purwagandhi said\nthat, since it opened on 1 March 2026, the number of applicants for free\nMudik up to 5 March 2026, particularly those using buses, has approached\nthe available capacity. This means the seats remaining for the bus mode\nare only a few, or around 284 seats. The high level of interest\nindicates that the programme remains the public\u2019s preferred solution for\nreturning home without having to incur transport costs. In addition to\nbuses, the free Mudik programme for motorcycles transported by trucks\nhas also begun to fill. To date the number of applicants has reached 172\nunits out of a total quota of 240 motorcycles. As of early March, 9,529\nmotorcycles had been registered out of a total quota of 11,900 units.\nThe number of passengers who have registered has reached 18,382 people\nout of a total quota of 28,196 passengers. The Ministry of Transport\nalso offers a free Mudik programme via sea transportation. For this\nmode, the government has prepared a sizeable quota of 69,232 passengers\nspread across various routes across Indonesia. \u201cSimilarly with the\ndiscount on air tickets, we hope this stimulus can help the public\nobtain more affordable ticket prices,\u201d he said. By way of illustration,\nmovement of people during the Lebaran transport period 2026 is forecast\nto reach around 143.91 million people nationwide. As for the province\nwith the largest projected movement, it is estimated to be Central Java\nwith a potential movement reaching 38.71 million people.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-of-transports-free-mudik-quota-via-land-routes-almost-exhausted-1772935148",
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