The Cabildo of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, through the Department of Transport and Mobility, has established minimum services of 50% of the scheduled trips in interurban regular public passenger transport due to the strike called for this Wednesday, November 11. The resolution contemplates a total of 288 trips during the day, which will take place from 00:00 to 24:00 hours.
The president of the Cabildo of Lanzarote and La Graciosa, Oswaldo Betancort, pointed out that public transport is an essential service for thousands of residents who depend daily on buses to go to their workplaces, educational centers, or medical appointments. "From the Cabildo, we have adopted the necessary measures to guarantee minimum travel during this day, fully respecting the workers' right to strike," he noted.
For his part, the Minister of Transport and Mobility, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, explained that "the minimum services have been distributed among the different lines and time slots, taking into account operational criteria and the mobility needs of users. The objective is to maintain the greatest possible coverage during the 24 hours of the strike and reduce the impact on those who habitually use interurban transport."
Organization of minimum services
The distribution of the 288 trips has been carried out taking into account the mobility needs on the different lines and schedules, as well as compliance with the work breaks established in current regulations.
Likewise, the resolution contemplates the possibility of incorporating reinforcement buses on those trips that reach their maximum capacity, provided that staff availability and operational circumstances permit. These vehicles will be complementary and will not count as new trips within the established minimum services. Special services are excluded from this regulation as they are not considered essential.
The Cabildo reminds that it is the responsibility of the concessionaire company to inform users about the established minimum services and recommends consulting the planned schedules for Wednesday, given the possible alterations in the usual frequency of buses.
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