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'Why can't BEST buses run at 100% capacity?', ask commuters
Updated On: 10 October, 2020 07:41 AM IST | Mumbai | Rajendra B Aklekar
Commuters say 50 passenger load allowed in the city buses now is leading to crowding and endless queues at bus stops

Commuters wait for BEST buses at the Sion circle. File pic/Atul Kamble
Are the buses of other fleets free of pandemic?" ask the BEST, as the committee members and the passengers demand that the city's new lifeline runs at full capacity, just like the MSRTC and private tourist buses.
The transport commissioner has allowed the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) and private tourist buses to run at 100 per cent capacity, but the BEST buses are running with only 50 per cent passenger load to maintain physical distancing as per the COVID-19 guidelines.
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