Unstable transportation in Havana: "Some routes will only have two departures a day"

Passenger transportation in Havana is severely affected by fuel shortages, which have reduced some routes to just two departures daily.

The Facebook profile "Transportación Habana TH" reported this Tuesday that there is instability in the departures of buses from the terminals: "In some, the decision has been made to have only one departure in the morning and the next departure in the afternoon."

The note also indicated that in other cases, “there are two departures in the morning and the next two in the afternoon.”

The profile, which reports on the transportation difficulties in Havana, emphasized that "these two morning departures and two afternoon departures will not be for all routes," highlighting the challenging situation for getting around in the Cuban capital.

However, even before the collapse of the National Electric System last Friday, passenger transportation in Havana was facing serious difficulties.

Recently, users who use the P-8 and P-6 routes to get around Havana experienced issues accessing that service due to the breakdown of several buses.

However, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, Minister of Transportation in Cuba, assured on Facebook that "means of transportation have been made available to the Defense Councils of the provinces affected by Hurricane Oscar for whatever is needed in those territories."

In addition, he noted that conditions have been created to carry out the transportation of brigades from the Electric Union to support the recovery of the territories affected by Hurricane Oscar.

He stated that the necessary means exist to transport the resources needed for the recovery of the affected territories.

Lastly, he indicated that this Monday more than 200 "gazelles" circulated through Havana.