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The Department of Transport in Ho Chi Minh City said on Thursday
that the city will maintain a sufficient number of buses to meet the travel rush
during the coming Tet holiday season.
Department authorities met with bus station managers and transport companies to
implement a plan to serve passengers returning to their hometowns to celebrate
the annual Tet holidays.
Thuong Thanh Hai, director of the Mien Dong Bus Station said that this year the
demand will be higher as compared to last year on routes to the central and
northern provinces. The station has thus proposed to the transport department to
permit it to ply 200 more buses and allow companies operating in the station to
hire extra buses to serve passengers.
Mr. Hai said that the department will contact transport departments in other
provinces and cities to approve an additional charge of 60 percent on bus fares
during Tet. All provinces and cities must synchronize and apply the increased
fares at the same time.
A representative of the Mien Tay Bus Station also forecast an increase in the
number of passenger travelling during the coming Tet season by 5-10 percent over
last year. The station proposed mobilizing an extra 80 buses to prevent an
overload during peak days of January 19 and 20.
Duong Hong Thanh, deputy director of the transport department said that the
department will supply Tet buses with badges so that traffic police can identify
and create advantageous conditions for travel on various routes.
Besides, the department will also allow high end service providers to hire more
buses provided they comply with transport regulations. The department will seek
way to mobilize more buses to run on inter-province routes, in an attempt to
ensure that no passenger is stranded for want of a ticket.
Bus stations must order transport companies to post fares on boards so that
passengers are well informed of the fares.
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