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This is confirmed by the National Association of Linava Road Transporters of Lithuania.
Last year, the passenger carrier Busturas suffered 200 thousand. loss of EUR. Today, it carries three of the 20 routes in the direction of Kaunas-Vilnius, where it otherwise collects revenue to cover direct expenses. “Last year, we all released passengers since 2015. He made money,” said Vaidas Seirackas, director of passenger carrier Šiauliai Busturas.
“We have nothing to spend on buses for trips, when we transport passengers according to quarantine requirements, filling up to 50 percent. Seats, we no longer collect income for business continuity,” explained V. Siriras.
“Absolutely the entire transport sector is currently facing great difficulties, but the worst situation is in the field of passenger transport. Some companies are on the brink of collapse: they are barely raising the money they need for operating expenses, ”said Zenonas Buivydas, Linava’s secretary general.
According to him, the situation is especially difficult for municipal companies, for which it is even more difficult to receive support, because due to the discriminatory definition of a company, they cannot request support from Invega.
“The ticket revenues of these companies decreased dramatically, and they did not receive state financial assistance: they used only money for a fixed and post-traditional period, but since January this year, such a measure has not been maintained,” said Z. Buivydas. .
By his calculations, about 30 percent. the association’s passengers are in a very unenviable position, everyone else is in trouble. Carriers say the day may come when long-distance passenger transport simply stops working because there will be no more funds for it.
According to Linava, in March-September last year, when Lithuania was battling the coronavirus pandemic, the passenger transport sector suffered nearly 25 million. lost more than 64 million euros. Revenues fell by as much as 56% and passengers lost 74.4 million euros. or 42 percent.
