Bus travellers await long distance journeys: Report
| Date :22-Sep-2020 |
Business Bureau ;
BUS travellers across India are waiting to undertake long distance journeys for both professional and personal reasons as the country gradually moves forward under Unlock 4.0, but the supply side remains a huge dampener due to shortage of buses in most routes, according to a report by online ticketing aggregator Abhibus.
With recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to ease interstate travel, the industry is witnessing massive demand for travel from customers across the country and has witnessed tremendous spikes over the last few weeks, Abhibus said in a statement. The top five most searched cities by volume are Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi/NCR, Mumbai and Goa. “Chennai has witnessed one of the highest demands in terms of route searches of 6,00,000 weekly searches with Bangalore-Chennai and Hyderabad-Chennai each accounting for 3,00,000 weekly searches,” it said.
Hyderabad, due to limited routes, is also most sought after on the list, including searches for Vijayawada-Hyderabad (1,25,000), Vizag-Hyderabad (90,000), Mumbai has about 2,00,000 weekly searches mostly from outside Maharashtra. Hyderabad-Mumbai, Bangalore-Mumbai, Goa-Mumbai, Indore-Mumbai, Ahmedabad-Mumbai are the top searched routes in this sector, it added. “Private operators have opened up the routes despite a loss making proposition largely due to having to maintain social distancing norms” it added.