Aidilfitri: Public transport the preferred choice for balik kampung travel
The atmosphere of celebrating Aidilfitri is becoming more and more evident, especially at public transport terminals where many are returning home for Hari Raya using public transport such as buses and trains.
Even though some are driving their own vehicles to take advantage of the toll-free offer yesterday and today, public transport remains an option for those who want peace from the hustle and bustle of traffic on the highway.
A Bernama survey in KL Sentral found that the place was a crowded as many locals used the public transport to go home for the festival.
Trader Suriati Ibrahim, 47, said she and her three children were very excited to celebrate the festival, having booked train tickets from Kuala Lumpur to Batu Gajah, Perak last month.
“We bought early because we were worried about tickets running out since there are five of us including my sister-in-law.
We are using ETS (Electric Train Service) because it saves more time as we don’t travel through traffic jams,” she said.
Sharing her view was videographer Muhammad Rashid Dany Abdullah, 24, chose to book a ticket a week earlier to return home for a week’s celebration in Gemas, Negeri
Sembilan.
“Alhamdulillah, it’s easy to get a train ticket because you buy it online, you don’t have to queue.
Otherwise I have to ride a motorcycle to go home,” he said.
Two university students in Perak, Syarifah Musliha and Noor Aliah Sailin, said they chose public transport provided by the university to celebrate the festival.
“We took the ETS from Perak to KL Sentral and after that we have to catch a plane to return to Tawau and Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
There is no problem of buying a ticket because you can claim a free flight ticket,” she said. — Bernama