Eid exodus in Indonesia comes early amid work-from-anywhere policy
JAKARTA, Indonesia (MNTV) — A work-from-anywhere (WFA) policy for civil servants and earlier school holidays for students have contributed to an earlier exodus in Indonesia ahead of the Eid al-Fitr holiday, Straits Times reports.
The authorities began reporting an uptick in traffic over the past weekend.
According to data from state-owned toll road operator PT Jasa Marga, 115,141 vehicles left the Greater Jakarta area on March 21, 10 days before Eid al-Fitr. The figure is 37 per cent higher compared with the same time in 2024.
State railway operator PT KAI has reported a similar trend, as over 174,000 people started on their homebound journeys as of March 22. The figure is 42.4 per cent higher than 2024.
Data from the Transportation Ministry collected over the weekend also revealed widespread increases in various modes of transportation compared to last year.
As of March 23, a total of 2.37 million people had embarked on their homebound journeys, marking an approximately 30 per cent increase compared with the same time in 2024.
Transportation Ministry spokesman Elba Damhuri attributed the jump to the government’s nationwide WFA policy for civil servants and extended holiday period for school students. The extended school holiday period has given students 2½ weeks off, as schools have been shuttered from March 21.
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