Passenger flow still normal

SERANG, West Java (JP): The flow of ferry passengers on the Merak port on the western tip of Java to Bakauheni port in Lampung route is still normal, Antara reported over the weekend.

The news agency said that the 12 ferries prepared for the 1994 Christmas and the 1995 New Year holidays from Merak to Bakauheni had the normal number of passengers while on the way back they transported fewer passengers.

"Sharp increases in the number of passengers might happen next Thursday," Head of the Merak Crossing Port Chidir Julianto said. (imn)