Bakauheni, Lampung (Antara Bali) - Thousands of the 2015 Idul Fitri, or Lebaran holiday travelers were stranded at Merak port in Banten province on Wednesday morning, according to Muslim, a Roll On-Roll Off (Ro-Ro) ship passenger.
"It is very crowded. We had to wait for more than five hours to board the ship," Muslim stated after arriving at Bakauheni port here on Wednesday morning after crossing the Sunda Strait on board the Ro-Ro ship from Merak port.
He remarked that until 4:40 a.m. local time, on Wednesday, Merak port was still crowded with thousands of prospective passengers from Java who were keen to spend Lebaran holiday with their relatives in Sumatra.
In the meantime, Rahman, another passenger, noted that he had to stand in line at Merak port from 8:30 a.m. local time, on Tuesday until 3 p.m. local time before he got on board the ship.
"We did not expect that we would have to wait that long. It is really tiring but these are the ups and downs we have to face during the Lebaran holiday mass exodus," Rahman remarked.
Rahman further revealed that when he left Merak port, thousands of other prospective passengers were still waiting in queues to be transported to Bakauheni port in Lampung. (WDY)
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