i think this is a good lesson for those who support having many
bus operators instead of one big operator in Singapore.
By having many bus operators, each of them will get a much smaller
slice of the "cake" and who is going to operate the non-profitable
routes? will their smaller profits able to cover for unprofitable
routes? and smaller bus operators got no bargaining power when come
to purchase new buses, spares, maintenance, etc. and they cant even
afford to assemble their own buses like ComfortDelgro as its not
economical. and can smaller operators afford to buy better buses
with zero-step, WAB, maintain their buses properly, equip with
EZ-Link system, set up proper dept to handle commuter queries and
complaints, train their new drivers professionally before being put
on the roads, etc etc?
and the overhead costs per bus operator remains high, can they all
afford to keep bus fares to a minimal? We commuters may end up
paying more but with lousier service instead!
