Bus Ticket Sale Increase 37% During Raya Haji

redBus recorded an impressive increase of 37% in bus ticket sales during the week that led up to Raya Haji compared to a corresponding week the previous month. With domestic demand for bus travel skyrocketing, this report further proves that Malaysians now feel confident to commute using public transport, as they gradually revert back to their pre-pandemic travel patterns again.

As per redBus, more than 100,000+ bus tickets were sold in the span of 1 week that led up to Raya Haji as people geared up for the long weekend to be back with their friends and family. The highest demand for buses was seen on the KL ←→ Malacca and KL ←→ Johor Bahru routes. The markets which saw the highest growth in ticket sales compared to the month before were KL at 50%, Penang at 44% and Perak at 42%. This increased demand has also allowed bus operators to gradually restore full services as more than 110 bus operators serviced 3000+ routes in the country during the Raya Haji season.

Prakash Sangam, CEO of redBus commented, “The festival of Raya Haji has seen high enthusiasm among the people for travel and the trends point to a strong demand for homecoming. We also see this consumer confidence as a positive sentiment for the Malaysian economy, as we expect the bus travel sector to grow by about 30% over the next 6 months with an addition of up to 5000 new jobs in the Malaysian bus travel sector during the same period.”

Krishnan Ramaswami, Senior Vice President – SEA Business of redBus further added “We are also parallelly working closely with the Ministry of Transport and several bus operators to further improve the transportation sector by embracing the worldwide trend for a sustainable and resilient future.”

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