Massive jams in Ketapang port

Massive jams in Ketapang port

DENPASAR, Bali: An influx of holiday makers is causing massive
jams in Ketapang, East Java, with vehicles queuing for up to
eight hours in to board the ferry across the Bali Strait to
Gilimanuk, Bali.

On Wednesday long lines of intercity buses, trucks, and
private cars could be seen at the small East Java port, located
some 210 kilometers southeast of Surabaya.

Overnight bus passenger Ketut Suarja said that "many bus
passengers became impatient and decided to get off their buses,
board the ferry and cross individually".

Antara reported that the school holidays had also prompted bus
operators to hike their prices by about Rp 10,000.

Suarja said that passengers were being charged Rp 45,000 a
trip from Malang, East Java to Ubung bus terminal in
Denpasar.(10)