Jakarta, March 12 -- The government has intensified ramp checks of public transportation to ensure greater traveler safety during this year's Eid homecoming period, Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi has said.

"For safety, the Ministry of Transportation has continued to escalate ramp checks on means of transportation," he informed in a statement released by his office on Wednesday.

Purwagandhi said that, as of March 8, 2025, the ministry has conducted such checks on 18,746 buses, 660 ships, at least 270 airplanes, 1,547 locomotives, and 70 ferries across the country.

He added that the Ministry of Transportation has also made preparations to anticipate the possibility of heavy traffic flows occurring earlier than the predicted pea...