Holiday ‘mudik’ trips pick up

Homebound: Budi said some passengers told him that they chose to go on mudik earlier to avoid Aidilfitri congestion. — AFP

Some locals have begun departing to their hometowns to spend the Aidilfitri holiday with families and friends, a tradition known as mudik (exodus) in the Muslim-majority country, while the government has started trials of traffic management policies in anticipation of congestion along the country’s toll roads.

The government, citing the relatively controlled pandemic situation, has allowed people to go on mudik this year.