NEW BUS TENERIFE MASSIFIED | Titsa hires 25 drivers to reinforce overcrowded lines

These new drivers have already passed medical examinations and They are developing the training process that lasts approximately one month. Training consists of acquiring knowledge of the lines en route; Customer Support; vehicle typology; Payment Methods; prevention of occupational hazards; among others.

The Mobility Minister, Eulalia Garciaexplained that it is “a measure that will allow the lines of the public transport company to be reinforced, which is joined by the renewal of the fleet of vehicles currently in service.”

Precisely, the hiring of new drivers, whom 67 more will be added before the end of this yearoccurs after the approval of multi-year spending in favor of Titsa for the financing of the purchase of 247 buses for an amount of 88,261,500 euros. These vehicles, of which the 70% are hybrids, they will arrive between 2024 and 2025 and will allow the renewal of the fleet that is more than 10 years old and the replacement of rented vehicles.

Another measure that will be implemented in the month of October will be free public transportation, both by bus and tram, for those travelers who validate a total of 10 trips. Until now, the minimum cancellations were 15, so this initiative makes this requirement more flexible so that more users can use public transport for free.

The tickets for this free ticket will continue to be the Canary Resident Bonus, Youth Pass, Senior Pass and Pass for People with Disabilities.and the Cabildo will assume the cost of this measure entirely with its own funds.

All these measures join those that have already been implemented by the Island Corporation recently, such as reinforcing line 1 of Metrotenerife with a new tram, and limiting the circulation of waste trucks on the two highways, eliminating 60 trips in the time slots with the greatest traffic congestion between 05:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.