No ‘Plan B’ should Arriva leave for good
Rumours about Arriva's future fuelled by annual losses and general discontent.
The Government has no ‘Plan B’ should Arriva decide abruptly to leave Malta for good.
Even though they would have to make up for contractual obligations, this may still be seen as ‘worth-it’ after the millions in losses the company has suffered during the past two years.
“We are not looking for any backup plan, it is not our intention to see Arriva leave our streets. We are only interested in seeing a huge improvement in the service offered,” Transport Minister Joe Mizzi said to sister newspaper ‘Illum’.
He refused to answer whether the government is in talks with the company due to the losses its suffering annually. “After all Arriva is a private company and we do not enter into their losses or profit.”
Read more in today’s issue of ‘Illum’.