Pelni Lebaran Transport Ticket Sales Reach 56.5 Percent

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Total ticket sales for PT Pelni ships during the 2026 Lebaran transport period from 6 March to 6 April 2026 have reached 56.5 percent of the total available tickets. “Total ticket sales for ships in this period amount to 424,836 passengers (pax) or 56.5 percent of the total available tickets of 751,550 pax,” said PT Pelni President Director Tri Andayani in Jakarta on Wednesday. She predicts that ticket sales will continue to increase in line with this year’s Lebaran mudik and return flows. Tri Andayani stated that to face the mudik flow, her company continues to enhance service quality for customers. “Including through digital transformation oriented towards ease of access and passenger comfort,” she said. She noted that Wednesday marks the peak of the mudik flow, with evident enthusiasm from passengers utilising the government’s 30 percent discount programme. “This discount has increased the number of passengers in this Lebaran transport because the programme applies to all travel routes,” she said. The company recorded that up to 18 March 2026, the busiest departure ports during Lebaran transport were Makassar with 35,393 pax, followed by Balikpapan with 29,448 pax, Batam with 28,623 pax, Ambon with 23,866 pax, and Bau-Bau with 19,850 pax. Meanwhile, the busiest arrival ports to date are Surabaya with 49,436 pax, Makassar with 35,023 pax, Belawan with 26,963 pax, Bau-Bau with 25,979 pax, and Ambon with 21,879 pax. The busiest routes to date are Batam to Belawan with 24,006 pax, followed by Belawan to Batam with 15,340 pax, then Balikpapan to Surabaya with 11,945 pax. Next, the Kumai to Semarang route with 10,707 pax and Makassar to Semarang with 10,707 pax. As a state-owned enterprise in the shipping services sector, PT Pelni currently operates 25 passenger ships serving 483 routes and calling at 75 ports. Pelni also serves 30 pioneer ship routes that provide accessibility for population mobility in underdeveloped, frontier, outermost, and border areas (3TP) with pioneer ships calling at 229 ports with a total of 516 routes and 2,515 itineraries. Pelni also operates 18 rede ships for business logistics services. The company also operates 8 sea toll routes as well as one special route for livestock ships.