Fist. Before the start of the indefinite strike in the southern regions of Peru, the interprovincial transport business community in the province of San Román, Juliaca, adopted a series of measures. In principle, they decided to suspend the service starting tomorrow, January 4. Meanwhile, the tickets to Cusco and Arequipa they increased by 40%, while for Lima they were sold out and tickets sold for between 200 and 300 soles.
The interprovincial service transport companies in the Juliaca land terminal decided to suspend the sale of tickets as a result of the resumption of the indefinite strike as of January 4, demanding the resignation of Dina Boluarte, the closure of Congress and the establishment of a transitional government that makes it possible to advance elections.
This January 3, at the land terminal of Juliaca They advanced the departures to the cities of Arequipa already Cusco. Given this situation, ticket fares were quoted from 25 soles to 60 soles, depending on the service offered by the transport companies. The normal thing was that the vehicles left at night; however, the buses departed early from 11:00 a.m.
Flights from Juliaca to Lima
Tickets for the city of Lima were sold out yesterday Monday. The rates varied between 120 to 180 soles. However, the transport company Cosmos, until 11:00 a.m. this Tuesday, had some seats on the first floor and offered them at 300 soles. The last buses to Lima will leave this afternoon.
While the last buses to the cities of Arequipa, Cusco Y Puerto Maldonado they would be leaving until 6:00 pm, precisely so that the buses and passengers are not stranded in the middle of the highway due to the resumption of the strike by social organizations and trade unions from different regions of the macro-south of Peru.
“The normal ticket from Juliaca to Arequipa of the Transzela company is 40 soles; However, now they sold me for 60 soles, which is an abuse, since they are taking advantage of the strike situation,” said a passenger, who agreed with the strike and demanded the resignation of Dina Boluarte.
The citizen Edwin Palacios expressed his discomfort with the excessive increase in the price of tickets to Lima. “Before the ticket was 80 soles. The carriers take advantage of this situation and were selling the tickets between 200 and 300 soles. It is the last straw, where are the authorities to intervene”, he added.
Source: Larepublica
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