Fiji Bus Operators Association

Cash, Card, QR Scan Talks, A Breath Of Fresh Air For Bus Travellers
Editorial

Cash, Card, QR Scan Talks, A Breath Of Fresh Air For Bus Travellers

Bus travellers will be relieved to note of a proposal to introduce the open-loop control system enabling them to hav...

Editorial: Increase In Bus Fare Will Catch Many By Surprise
Editorial

Editorial: Increase In Bus Fare Will Catch Many By Surprise

Last Friday the Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission had approved the new rate. It becomes effective today....

Fiji Bus Operators Welcome M-PAiSA Fare Payment Option
NATION

Fiji Bus Operators Welcome M-PAiSA Fare Payment Option

“It’s too hard for the public; sometimes they are staying in the interior or they can’t access the eTicketing ...

 Bus Fare Payments Through M-Paisa QR Codes A Possibility
NEWS

 Bus Fare Payments Through M-Paisa QR Codes A Possibility

 Operators ready to go long distance between Central and Western Divisions once Viti Levu borders open

COVID-19: Minimal Bus Services For Viti Levu Tomorrow
NATION

COVID-19: Minimal Bus Services For Viti Levu Tomorrow

“We have to work together to fight this virus and this is why we are doing this,” Mr Shah said.

Bus Operators Laud Govt’s Swift Action In Containment Processes
NEWS

Bus Operators Laud Govt’s Swift Action In Containment Processes

If you see a bus is 50 per cent full, do not get inside or wait for the next bus and our drivers know that there sho...

Bus Operators Association: Proposed Bus Stations Project Inconvenient For Public
NATION

Bus Operators Association: Proposed Bus Stations Project Inconvenient For Public

Mr Ali said the first bus station would be set on vacant land at the end of Vitogo Parade near Anupam Theatre and th...

Bus Travellers Urged To Plan Their Trips Before Thursday
FIJI NEWS, NEWS

Bus Travellers Urged To Plan Their Trips Before Thursday

The Fiji Bus Operators Association (FBOA) is urging the public to plan their travel and prepare for service disrupti...

Bus Operators Relax Student Card Restrictions For Exams
NATION, NEWS

Bus Operators Relax Student Card Restrictions For Exams

The Fiji Bus Operators Association (FBOA) has agreed to allow students who use the subsidised blue e-transport cards...

LTA Invites Bus Association For Discussion On Dangerous Behaviour On Buses
NATION

LTA Invites Bus Association For Discussion On Dangerous Behaviour On Buses

LTA hopes to take a collaborative approach with the FBOA and other stakeholders to come up with a strategy to preven...

Bus Operators Association Calls On LTA To Enforce Regulations On Passenger Conduct
NEWS

Bus Operators Association Calls On LTA To Enforce Regulations On Passenger Conduct

The statement comes after a driver was issued an infringement notice for failing to stop passengers who were rocking...

Bus Operators Outraged At Driver’s Death
NATION

Bus Operators Outraged At Driver’s Death

"Bus drivers often leave home early to ensure other people are able to get on with their lives. None of them ever im...

PSV Drivers Urged To Provide Sanitisers To Passengers
NATION

PSV Drivers Urged To Provide Sanitisers To Passengers

At a press conference last Friday, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama stated passengers were also encouraged to wear ...

Subsidised Blue E-Transport Cards Not For School Holidays: Ministry
NEWS

Subsidised Blue E-Transport Cards Not For School Holidays: Ministry

The Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts Rosy Akbar has urged students to refrain from using the subsidised blu...

COVID-19: What Transport Services Are Available In Restricted Lautoka Area?
NATION

COVID-19: What Transport Services Are Available In Restricted Lautoka Area?

Land Transport Authority Chief Executive Officer Samuel Simpson said the measures are aimed at protecting the safety...

Schools Need To Issue Letters To Students Who Are Attending Athletics Training After School Says FBOA President
NATION

Schools Need To Issue Letters To Students Who Are Attending Athletics Training After School Says FBOA President

“School is over by 3.30 pm and we expect all children to have boarded their buses before 5 pm. If there are specia...

Bus Operators Not In Business Of Shutting Down, Says Shah
NATION

Bus Operators Not In Business Of Shutting Down, Says Shah

While a lot of misinformation has been spread by fake accounts on social media, Mr Shah said bus operation would con...

Abraham: No Plans To Raise Bus Fare
NATION

Abraham: No Plans To Raise Bus Fare

Mr Abraham said he acknowledged the fact that operation costs had increased for the companies as the last review too...

Bus Group Pushes For Fare Rise
NEWS

Bus Group Pushes For Fare Rise

The association has called on the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Government stakeholders to act urgently to aver...

LTA, Government Urged To Address Bus Issues
NEWS

LTA, Government Urged To Address Bus Issues

LTA, in a statement, said they had written to Dominion Transport to warn them that the company to operate all of its...

Bus Terror: School Kids’ Vandalism
NATION

Bus Terror: School Kids’ Vandalism

The Shore Buses company said so far this year they had incurred $60,000 in damage to its buses.

Don’t Abuse Bus Drivers, Group Pleads With Public
NATION

Don’t Abuse Bus Drivers, Group Pleads With Public

Association worried about alleged incident involving student throwing something at a driver.

Lakena Bus Accident: District Rep Hope Authorities Treat Road Widening Proposal Seriously
NEWS

Lakena Bus Accident: District Rep Hope Authorities Treat Road Widening Proposal Seriously

We have been writing to Fiji Roads Authority to widen the road, tarseal it and put a railing on the side.

Attorney-General: Misuse Of Bus Cards Subsides Calls For Urgent Action
Politics

Attorney-General: Misuse Of Bus Cards Subsides Calls For Urgent Action

The abuse has moved the Government and Fiji Bus Operators Association to take urgent action.

Bus Passengers Urged To Regularly Top-Up Their Cards
NEWS

Bus Passengers Urged To Regularly Top-Up Their Cards

“The only money exchange between the passenger and the bus driver is when there is a purchase of disposable e-card...

Abraham’s Committee Completes Findings Into Bus Fares Review
NEWS

Abraham’s Committee Completes Findings Into Bus Fares Review

The committee reported that of the 32 bus operators, 23 have still not responded to calls for verification by the co...

Bus Fare Review Committee Tells Fiji Bus Operators Not To Hold Fijians To Ransom
NEWS

Bus Fare Review Committee Tells Fiji Bus Operators Not To Hold Fijians To Ransom

“It is very irresponsible of the bus owners to go on strike. They need to stop and think about the thousands of st...

No Money For Fuel, Fiji Bus Operators Claim
NEWS

No Money For Fuel, Fiji Bus Operators Claim

Association members met the Independent Bus Fare Review Committee chairperson Joel Abraham on Wednesday regarding th...

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