Continental expanding Hawaii service next yearOctober 8th, 2009 Continental expanding Hawaii serviceHONOLULU — Continental Airlines has announced it will expand its Hawaii service, beginning in March. The carrier's new service between Honolulu International Airport and John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., will initially operate four times a week.
107 low floor buses flagged off in DelhiOctober 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Sunday flagged off 107 low-floor buses, including 30 air conditioned ones, in the capital. With these, the total number of low-floor buses plying on the roads of the capital has gone up to 763.
Strike by bus operators hits passengers in OrissaOctober 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Private buses in Orissa kept off the roads for the second day Friday to protest a hike in toll fee, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. Bus services were badly hit, especially in coastal districts as private buses kept off the National Highway 5 and 5A.
Orissa private bus owners announce indefinite strikeOctober 2nd, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - The private bus owners in Orissa Friday night announced an indefinite strike from Sunday after the state government refused to roll back the toll fee and turned down their three-point proposal. "We have received a letter from the state government turning down our proposal - of reduction in VAT, keeping the old toll fee rate and giving concession in diesel VAT.
Stinker: Bill to bar bad smelling people from Honolulu buses stallsSeptember 3rd, 2009 Stinker: HI bill to bar bad smells in buses failsHONOLULU — The proposal to bar smelly people from Honolulu buses turned out to be a stinker. The Honolulu City Council had considered making it illegal to have "odors that unreasonably disturb others or interfere with their use of the transit system." Anyone convicted of being too smelly could have been fined up to $500 and/or given a six-month jail term.
Got stink? Being too smelly on a Honolulu bus could get passengers a free ride to jailSeptember 1st, 2009 Honolulu seeking to ban 'BO' on busesHONOLULU — Stinky city bus riders soon could get soaked. The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that would impose up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail for public transit passengers convicted of being too smelly.
Got odor? Next stop for smelly Honolulu bus riders could be jailSeptember 1st, 2009 Honolulu seeks to ban bad odors on busesHONOLULU — Stinky city bus riders soon could get soaked. The Honolulu City Council is considering a bill that would impose up to a $500 fine and/or up to six months in jail for public transit passengers convicted of being too smelly.
Travel to Delhi Metro stations in AC buses by JanuaryJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - There's good news for those who commute by the Delhi Metro. They will be able to travel to the Metro stations in air-conditioned feeder buses by January next year.
Jaipal Reddy seeks zero excise duty on public busesJune 29th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy Monday asked the finance ministry to remove excise tax on public buses and said the government will introduce 15,220 new buses in 61 cities this year. "Road transport is very important and in the last budget we proposed to cut the excise duty from 16 percent to 8 percent.
DTC to buy 1,000 semi-low floor busesJune 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday gave the go ahead to Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to purchase 1,000 semi-low floor buses. The cabinet has given its nod for purchase of 1,000 semi-low floor buses to DTC to enable it to strengthen its city fleet.
Gujarat to expand state transport bus fleetFebruary 5th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat State Road Transport Corp will buy 1,500 Volvo AC buses to attract more passengers, an official said here Friday. The new buses, adding to the existing fleet of 7,300 buses, will cover more routes, said GSRTC secretary P.D.
Ashok Leyland bags Rs.4.8-bn order from Delhi Transport CorpJanuary 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland has bagged orders worth Rs.4.8 billion (Rs.480 crore) for 875 high-end ultra low entry (ULE) buses from Delhi Transport Corp (DTC), the company said Thursday. The Chennai-based vehicle manufacturer has also reached a Rs.7.1-billion contract with DTC for maintaining the buses for a period of 12 years.
DTC: No shortage of CNG, buses running as usualJanuary 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) Friday clarified that there was no shortage of compressed natural gas (CNG) and it had run 100 more buses than usual. 'There is no shortage of CNG supply for our buses.
Zero-tolerance in buses' maintenance, Delhi officials toldDecember 29th, 2008 NEW DELHI - Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely has directed department officials to follow zero-tolerance in maintenance of new low-floor buses among other measures to provide better services to commuters. Lovely gave this direction after a meeting with all depot managers of Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC).
100 Blueline buses to go off roads every monthDecember 25th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The Delhi government Friday said 100 Blueline buses, termed as 'killer' buses for causing a large number of deaths on the city's roads, would be phased out every month starting from March next year. The government will eventually phase out all Blueline buses, said Delhi Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely.
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