Cabinet Secretary Teddy and Transport Minister Inspect Post-Eid Return Flow at Pulo Gebang Terminal

Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Teddy Indra Wijaya and Transport Minister (Menhub) Dudy Purwagandhi inspected the post-Eid return flow for 1447 Hijriah at the Pulo Gebang Integrated Bus Terminal in East Jakarta on Wednesday, 25 March 2026, in the early hours. The inspection aimed to ensure that the post-Eid return traffic proceeded safely, orderly, and smoothly. “This morning, just before 2 a.m., I was invited by Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi to check the Pulo Gebang Terminal,” said Seskab Teddy to journalists at the Pulo Gebang Terminal in Jakarta. He revealed that he had been at the location since the early hours and directly observed passenger activities as well as the continuous arrival of buses carrying passengers returning from various regions. During the inspection, Teddy also interacted with many passengers to ensure their travel conditions, including directly checking the smoothness of the flow and comfort during the post-Eid return journey. According to him, the monitoring results showed that the return flow was running smoothly without significant obstacles, and various potential impediments that arose were well-handled by field personnel. Teddy stated that the passengers encountered at the terminal reported their journeys as relatively smooth, without significant hurdles throughout the trip to Jakarta during the return period. “Yes, alhamdulillah, we asked the passengers directly earlier, alhamdulillah it’s smooth and there was nothing significant along the way,” said Teddy. “There were some minor congestions but normally at rest areas, and there were a few minor accidents, but overall alhamdulillah the peak return flow on 24-25 (March) has gone smoothly, as hoped by President (Prabowo Subianto) and all of us,” added Teddy. He appreciated the cooperation between the Ministry of Transport and the Police in maintaining the smoothness of the return flow, so that the peak movement on 24 to 25 March could proceed in line with the government’s expectations. At the same location, Transport Minister Dudy Purwagandhi conveyed predictions that the peak of land transport return flow would occur on 24-25 March and increase again during 28-29 March. He explained that the first surge occurred because returnees were rushing to return to work after the Eid holiday, while the subsequent wave came from people taking advantage of the work-from-anywhere (WFA) policy.