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Public e-ticketing services tout online bus, ferry bookings for 'mudik'
The new bus and ferry e-ticketing platforms were launched prior to the President's call for social distancing, and it remains to be seen how many people still intend to go ahead with their Idul Fitri holiday plans this year.
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Passengers disembark the KM Kelimutu ahead of Idul Fitri on June 5, 2019 at the Jamrud Utara pier of Tanjung Perak Port in Surabaya, East Java. (Antara/Didik Suhartono)
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he government and public transportation companies have launched online booking systems for purchasing bus and ferry tickets for the upcoming Idul Fitri holiday in May.
The Transportation Ministry has developed the Dipass (Digital Passengers) online booking platform for desktop and mobile, specially for buying bus tickets from multiple bus operators offering a variety of scheduled routes to many destinations across the country.
The Dipass mobile app is available on Google Play Store for Android phones.
“As many as 37 bus companies have already joined the app, with 4,000 buses available for passengers. Bus operators that do not have an e-ticketing system are not on the system yet, [but] we will facilitate them,” the ministry’s road transportation director, Ahmad Yani, said during the launch of the application on March 13.
The bus companies offering routes on the Dipass platform include Rosalia Indah, Eka Lorena and Sinar Jaya.
Ahmad said that passengers could use Dipass as their regular bus booking service, from selecting routes and times to seats and preferred payment method.
The ministry is requiring all bus companies operating out of type A bus terminals, or hub terminals, to join the booking service.
