Omnibus travel to cost more from today
Posted on: 01/May/2014 11:19:05 AM
Omnibus operators announced a 20 to 30 per cent hike in bus fare, citing low occupancy ratio and an “ever increasing” operational cost with effect from Thursday. Consequently the cost of travel from Chennai to Madurai or Coimbatore could go up by Rs 150 in a normal bus, Rs 200 in a semi-sleeper and Rs 250 in sleepers with berth facility and much more for air-conditioned comfort.
According to private bus operators, occupancy ratio in services is, of late, proving a cause for concern. Patronage and break-even are increasingly becoming seasonal. For break-even, every bus should have 78 per cent occupancy which was only 45 to 55 per cent on most days.
