ASDP Records 128,821 Passengers Crowding Bakauheni Port During Peak Return Flow of 2026 Eid al-Fitr

ASDP recorded around 128,821 ferry passengers crowding Bakauheni Port, Lampung, during the peak return flow of the 1447 Hijri Eid al-Fitr holidays or Lebaran 2026.

General Manager of PT ASDP Bakauheni Branch, Partogi Tamba, in South Lampung, stated that the peak return flow for Lebaran 2026 occurred on H+2 or Tuesday (24/3) yesterday.

“Based on 24-hour data from the ASDP post, the total number of passengers crossing from Sumatra to Java on H+2 and H+3 reached 128,821 people, an increase of 51 percent compared to the realisation for the same period last year of 85,287 people,” he said, quoted from his statement on Wednesday, 25 March 2026.

He revealed that 18,137 two-wheeled vehicles had crossed. Four-wheeled vehicles reached 16,293 units, up 41.8 percent from the realisation for the same period last year of 11,494 units.

Despite the surge, the company ensured there was no vehicle build-up in the parking area or at the port entrance. Therefore, the ASDP Bakauheni branch has mobilised hundreds of combined personnel to handle potential vehicle pile-ups.

This is because ASDP has also predicted a second wave of peak return flow to occur on 28 to 29 March 2026. In addition to readiness to handle the surge in ferry service users during the Lebaran transport period, ASDP has also meticulously prepared all operational needs.

He advised the public planning to cross from Bakauheni Port to Merak, Banten, to be aware of the extreme weather conditions currently affecting almost all regions of Indonesia.