SEPANG, Nov 11 — Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook dismissed claims today that Aeroline and other express bus operators are being forced to run exclusively from Terminal Bersepadu Selatan (TBS), stressing that safe, licensed terminals are the priority.
According to Free Malaysia Today, Loke clarified that operators are not being forced to TBS, but stressed they must run services from licensed and safe areas.
“It is not true that we are forcing them to TBS. They have tried to create that perception. I said no. We are not forcing anyone to go to TBS, but you must operate from a safe area, a licensed area, as a terminal,” Loke told reporters after launching the Transport Expo Asia 2025 here.
Loke said the ministry is ready to facilitate the licensing of other suitable locations with proper facilities, including shopping malls such as 1 Utama.
Similar arrangements could also be made at Lalaport Bukit Bintang, which has a dedicated bus lane, as well as at IOI City Mall in Putrajaya and other malls with proper facilities.
“What we want to tell Aeroline and any other operator is that everyone must operate from a suitable, licensed and safe bus terminal. The definition of a bus terminal was previously very stringent. We will try to simplify that to help enable more areas to become terminals,” he added.
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