PA: Coronavirus Robs Bus Companies of Commuters, Forcing Shutdown, Severing Links to New York, Phila
PA: Coronavirus Robs Bus Companies of Commuters, Forcing Shutdown, Severing Links to New York, Philadelphia
Morning Call / Mass Transit
March 26, 2020
“There’s very little left remaining operational right now. Every segment of the industry is almost completely shut down,” said Peter Pantuso, executive director of the American Bus Association.
Generally speaking, bus companies fall into three categories: commuter service outside the region; fixed-route service between cities and regions; and charter and tour buses, Pantuso explained. All three are categories are doing badly right now.
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The American Bus Association (ABA) is the trade organization of the intercity bus industry, with more than 1,000 motorcoach and tour company members in the United States and Canada. Its members operate charter, tour, regular route, airport express, special operations and contract services. Another 2,800 members are travel and tourism organizations and suppliers of bus products and services who work in partnership with the North American motorcoach industry.
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