MCO: Express bus operators lament income loss; 1,100 drivers face axe

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NSTnation Express bus operators in the country are agonising over a steep fall in revenue during the ongoing Movement Control Order MCO. Covid19

The companies now fear that the steep losses could lead to some 1,100 drivers in the peninsula losing their jobs.

As such, he called upon the government not to further extend the MCO, which is slated to end on April 14. “Before this, some companies were earning between RM20,000 and RM50,000 daily, based on the number of buses they operated. Tajudin said express bus companies must earn at least RM1,500 to RM2,000 to ensure daily capital return.

 

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