NBC Rolls Out Extra Buses for Easter Rush

With the Easter holiday rush now in full swing, the National Bus Company (NBC) says it has rolled out extra buses and stricter enforcement measures to manage increased travel and ease congestion across the country.

Minister of Transport Dr Louis Zabaneh said additional buses were deployed early Monday morning to handle the surge in commuters, particularly on western and southern routes.

“We have been here from early this morning ensuring we have backup buses in place… We had two extra buses to the west and one to the south, so that is four extra buses this morning,” Zabaneh said.

He added that the ministry had about ten buses on standby to respond to demand throughout the day, with more support vehicles available if needed.

According to Zabaneh, officials also had to intervene in a case where a bus was carrying standing passengers, requiring commuters to disembark and transfer to standby buses instead.

“Commuters were not use to that. You usually just jump in and if you have standees you go. But now we have to change that and it comes with time and discipline in place,” he said.

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