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All regular school bus services resumed operations on Monday morning after chaotic scenes last week when buses were pulled to fit fire retardant systems. Speaking to CyBC radio on Monday, ...

A few quirks, but with the buses in disarray at present, scooters are a viable alternative I am one of a small minority on this island not to own a ...

Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) will operate all school bus routes on Monday, the company announced on Friday, saying it has received all automatic fire-extinguishing systems. The company added that it ...

Buses will be running back to normal by Monday or Wednesday the latest, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Thursday, while students complained that the government has failed to properly ...

Public outrage, understandably, greeted the news that a school bus full of children had caught fire while in motion. Nobody was hurt, but the fire could not be dismissed as ...

Around 500 of the 570 buses which were taken off the road on Monday are now back in service, Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades said on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the education ministry said the ...

All bus models akin to the school bus that caught on fire earlier in the week will be taken off duty for engine checks, the transport ministry said in an ...

Bus ticket prices in north Nicosia increased by 50 per cent on Tuesday, up from 20TL (€0.69) to 30TL (€1.04). In addition, it has been reported that buses between Nicosia and Kioneli, which ...

The only way to lower emissions is to see more use of public transport says minister By Nick Theodoulou Public transport must be seriously improved if more cars are to ...

Four MPs on Friday evaluated the new park and ride bus route from GSP stadium into Nicosia by trying out the route for themselves. House Education Committee chairman Pavlos Mylonas, ...

Bus companies are scrambling to find enough drivers to carry out the planned routes amid a shortage which clashes with the upcoming school year. Business development manager at Cyprus Public ...

They are increasingly popular but are still burdened by breakdowns and rude drivers, but it’s all about to change An Intercity bus which randomly went up in flames, leaving ...

An Intercity bus burst into flames at Limassol port on Friday, forcing three passengers to jump out of the windows to escape the fire. The vehicle was parked but operating, ...

There were 3,761 passenger complaints filed across the island’s public transport sector last year – ten a day – compared with 2021 when 2,268 complaints were submitted, it was revealed on Thursday. The figures, ...

Parents were angered by the increase of the monthly bus card from €10 to €15 from this September and have sought a meeting with Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades to discuss the matter. ...

The Cyprus Public Transport (CPT) announced on Wednesday that from September 1 the cost of a single route bus ticket in the Larnaca and Nicosia districts will increase from €2 to €2.40. Furthermore, ...

More buses are needed to link Paphos city and the airport with rural areas such as Polis Chrysochous and Coral Bay, one regional tourism official said on Tuesday. Head of ...

Three minors have been apprehended by police over a fire last week that burned four airport shuttle buses, authorities said on Friday. Police said that they received witness testimony against ...

A US visitor to Cyprus negotiates the bus system By Malia Chung Since my arrival in Nicosia two weeks ago, I’ve tried to avoid Cyprus Public Transport (CPT). In ...

Cyprus has a “mega problem” in its lack of bus drivers, according to Transport Minister Alexis Vafeades. He made the comment while speaking to parliament’s Transport commission, where he ...

The renowned “Original Red Bus Company”, the first open top bus service offering tourists tours within the Famagusta district, celebrated on Thursday 15 years of continued operation in Cyprus. Established in 2008 ...

Police say they believe last night’s fire in Aglandjia was started “on purpose”. Police spokesman Christos Andreou told Cyprus Mail an investigation into the blaze, which destroyed four parked ...

Four buses were destroyed in a fire on Tuesday evening, that plunged Aglandjia in a plume of smoke. The flames were under control shortly before 10pm, around an hour and ...

Bus transporting students loses wheel on Larnaca highway causes panic By Iole Damaskinos A school bus taking students on a trip to Larnaca lost a wheel and started to skid ...