30 Percent Increase in Intercity Bus Ticket Prices

In a content we shared with you last week, President of Turkish Bus Drivers Federation Birol Ozcanfrom the statements of we talked about. Birol Özcan, who stated that airline companies sell tickets at affordable prices, so they could not do business, asked for an increase in air ticket prices and a VAT regulation for themselves. Now about this a new improvement it happened.

This time, the President of the All Bus Drivers Federation (TOF) Mustafa YildirimSome explanations came from. Mustafa Yıldırım stated that the capacity has decreased by 40 percent due to the omicron effect, and that the bus companies starting to get into trouble expressed. Talking about the price hikes since the beginning of the year, Yıldırım said, “in the current period not working more profitable than working.“He made a remarkable statement.

“Bus tickets should be increased by 20-30 percent”

According to the statements made by Mustafa Yıldırım, the bus ticket prices in the range of 20 to 30 percent I need a raise. Even in this regard Ministry of TransportYıldırım, who said that they also reached . The statements made are a clear indication that bus prices may increase…

The statements made by Mustafa Yıldırım, Chairman of the All Bus Drivers Federation (TOF), are as follows:

We receive a price notification list from the Ministry of Transport every 4 months. The advertised price is valid for 4 months.. Bus companies took the last rate of increase when fuel prices were very low. 260 firms have expired and only 85 firms have not expired, so the ministry is waiting for them to expire. However, we were in a difficult situation in this process. without waiting for 4 months We demand that they issue a new scheduled price list. due to force majeure on the approval of We had a meeting with the ministry and we are waiting for news.