Citybus

KUWAIT: Citybus provided Kuwait Times with the followed statement yesterday in response to an article published in yesterday's issue under the headline 'Commuters face bus fare increase':

Citybus, part of City Group Company; a Kuwaiti shareholding company, has revised its fares as follows:

Single journey fares have increased by 50 fils and bus passes have been restructured with downward price revisions offering regular commuters significant discounts and very affordable commute options.

Despite rising operating costs, Citybus had managed to absorb this effect without passing it on to customers by not increasing fares for the last four years - the last fare increase was in June 2012. However, to ensure that we continue to provide our customers a vast network of routes operating at high frequencies with over 100 transfer points between intersecting routes, we had to revise our fares. In 2016, we made an investment of KD 2.5 million in new, efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles, with a further commitment to introduce more new vehicles in 2017.

Citybus is committed to improving the public transport landscape in Kuwait, easing congestion, improving road safety and leveraging new technology to make travel simpler and more convenient. In 2017 many new initiatives will be introduced to further enhance our customers' travel experience. We will continue our commitment to provide our customers the best service levels at very affordable prices.

Citybus Management Team