The four Aerotib airport to resorts bus services which started in May and June have combined revenue targets of just under 2.27 million euros (up to the end of October). The highest is for the Palma-Calvia route (683,000 euros) and the lowest is for the Cala Millor service (442,000).
The regional transport ministry has told one of the taxi drivers' associations that in the concessions for these services there is provision in case the bus companies don't reach the forecasted levels. In other words, the government will compensate them, these companies being Transabus (the Calvia and Cala d'Or services), Arriva to Alcudia and Aumasa for the Cala Millor service.
The taxi drivers' association is the one within the Balearic transport federation. Its president is Antoni Bauzá and it was the association most opposed to the bus services. It would seem that in March the association asked to see transport ministry documentation regarding the terms of the concessions. It is understood that the directorate for transparency intervened, and so only now is it known that there is provision for compensation.
The association says that any compensation will contradict what the minister, Marc Pons, and the director general for transport, Jaume Mateu, stated on various occasions: that the companies were assuming all the risk and costs for the new routes. It also complains that the contracts for the services were awarded without there having been public tenders.
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Pollensa 1946.-----Many thanks for the information. I sent the requisite inquiry form on the AeroTib Customer Services Form. But they have not replied. Your welcome info. is the first I have received.
After many criticism of the taxi drivers ,I apologise,let me drive the calvia bus,do not have any timetable,so what,always empty,but who cares this is Spain And will make loads of money.Who cares about putting a tender price in!
It's enquiry not inquiry?
"S. The Customer Service dept. of this Bus Company needs to dramatically improve."I suspect if you sent an inquiry to a British bus company and expressed it in Spanish they would not reply. In any event, the route is the A42, the fare is 12 Euros single and in the centre of the arrivals hall is an information kiosk whom I am certain will guide you.https://www.tib.org/en/web/ctm/autobus/linia/A42
Well there is no incentive for TiB to get there message out there. Wow it is such a nannying state in Spain at times. I now understand how Unionised this area of Spain is !!!Now I understand why they do not promote themselves. No need, to as they cannot lose as they will be compensated.Makes a mockery for all us struggling in our own businesses. That is why I have always liked Privatisation, but not Cartels as I love competition. We now have Bauhaus, Le Roys, Brico Markt and I have noticed service has dramatically improved in LeRoys as they were losing business.
The Customer Service dept. of this Bus Company needs to dramatically improve. I have sent several requests for information, and not received a reply. My requests being in English. For example where in the Airport is the Bus Stop for the Bus Route to Cala Millor ?. Surely, that could be replied to , even in Spanglish !!.