SINGAPORE – Malaysian coach operator Aeroline, which provides trips between Singapore and Malaysia, will temporarily suspend all its trips between Nov 6 and Dec 5.
The suspension was directed by Malaysia’s Land Public Transport Agency (Apad), and is because the operator continued dropping off passengers at its own locations instead of doing so at a centralised bus terminal, according to a notice on Aeroline’s website and social media pages on Nov 1.
Passengers who had already booked tickets during that period can either obtain a full refund, or hold on to their ticket for another date, it said, adding that it is appealing the suspension, which could affect some Singaporean travellers given the year-end school holidays begin on Nov 22.
“…We hope it will give the government some time to realise the contribution Aeroline provides to society by enabling our passengers to experience seamless and convenient point-to-point journeys, which we have done in the past 23 years,” the notice said.
The centralised bus terminal – Terminal Bersepadu Selatan, which translates to southern integrated terminal, is located almost 13km away from Kuala Lumpur’s city centre.
Google Maps indicates that it would take close to an hour to get from the bus terminal to the city centre using public transport.
