Number of travelers during post-fasting holidays predicted to rise

"We have to prepare the management of operations in the best possible way so that all passsengers can be taken by the available transportation means," he said after chairing a cabinet meeting to discuss preparations for the holidays.

The President said the government had also asked the military (TNI) to deploy its transportation facilities such as ships or aircraft without necessarily neglecting its operational alertness.

"We hope, although the number of travelers has increased, (and) the number of travelers by motorcycles will be up 31 percent, traffic mangement can be carried out well this year," he said.