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.
