AREQUIPA, Peru – Directors of the Provincial Transportation Company of Havana and the Base Business Unit (UEB) of the Alberro Bus Terminal sanctioned the driver and conductor of a P1 route bus, who incurred in what was determined to be a “serious” act of indiscipline.
On September 6, in the municipality of Playa, in Havana, an incident occurred that captured the attention of social networks and prompted the intervention of the Provincial Transportation Company, reports the state media Cubadebate.
At the 31st and 10th stop in Miramar, at 3:20 pm, bus number 715, which covers route P1, “was the scene of unusual conduct and in clear violation of the current regulations of the transport entity.”
Images of the incident circulated on social media, in which a citizen can be seen boarding the vehicle through the back door.
“What is striking about the case is that it was not an ordinary passenger: the individual boarded the bus with a wheelbarrow loaded with 11 sacks of leaves. Both the driver of the vehicle and the fare collector allowed the action,” the report states.
After the details were known, Havana authorities and the Bus Terminal, initiated a process in which the workers involved were summoned to clarify their participation in the indiscipline, classified as “serious according to the entity’s disciplinary regulations.”
The UEB commission, after evaluating the circumstances and reviewing the internal regulations, decided to apply “severe sanctions” to the two involved.
“The fare collector, who was hired for a fixed period, saw his employment relationship terminated immediately. For his part, the driver of the articulated bus, identified as Driver A in the report, was sanctioned with permanent separation from the entity,” the official media highlights.
The Provincial Transportation Company of Havana stressed that it will remain vigilant against any similar violations and thanked citizens for their collaboration in identifying this type of irregularities.
According to a statement, “this type of incident will not be tolerated, and corrective measures will always be applied to offenders in order to ensure efficiency and compliance with the rules governing public transport in the capital.”
Transport in Cuba: another sector in crisis
Mobility in the capital is a headache for both users and drivers. It is, moreover, a problem at a national level.
The fuel crisis continues to hamper the daily lives of Cubans and has a major impact on transportation and electricity generation.
A few months ago, the Minister of Transport, Eduardo Rodriguez Davilareported that at the end of April, 52% of the routes of the provincial transport companies were paralyzed.
In addition to the reduced number of active routes, 86% only offered one trip in the morning and another in the afternoon. The most affected provinces were Camagüey, Granma, Villa Clara, Ciego de Ávila, Holguín, Matanzas and Artemisa.
Rodríguez Dávila said at the time that transport in the country was going through “one of the worst moments in recent years.”
In CubaFive years ago, twice as many vehicles were used than now. And this year, the number of passengers using state-owned transport decreased by 12.2% during the first six months, compared to the same period last year. previous year.
The most significant reduction in absolute terms was observed in public buses, with a contraction of 29.6%, equivalent to 50 million fewer trips. This decline was especially noticeable in suburban and urban services, the most used by the Cuban population in their daily travels.
