A sharp increase in the price of diesel coupled with a dip in passenger numbers will see MyCiTi airport bus services suspended from Thursday in Cape Town.
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Buses operating on the route to Cape Town International Airport will be redeployed to busier routes connecting Atlantis with Table View, Century City and the Cape Town CBD. “The 50.5% increase in the diesel price from January 5 to November 2, coupled with the low number of passengers using the airport service, have necessitated an intervention” said MMC for urban mobility Rob Quintas.
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