By Aerol B. Patena
P2P double deck bus in EDSA: A Point-to-Point (P2P) double deck bus travels along the stretch of the EDSA Santolan southbound lane on Thursday (October 13, 2016). The bus is one of the 14 P2P buses plying the Trinoma-Makati (Glorietta 5) route which were launched in a bid to reduce travel time of commuters. (PNA photo by Avito C.Dalan)
MANILA (PNA) – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has launched on Wednesday fourteen new double decker premium point to point (P2P) buses traversing the Trinoma-Glorietta route that will operate 24 hours from Monday to Sunday.
The buses will carry passengers that will be affected by the implementation of the “no window hours” policy on private vehicles traveling along EDSA, C5, Mandaluyong, Alabang-Zapote, and Roxas Boulevard starting Oct. 17.
“The P2P buses offer a convenient transportation option and designed to encourage private car owners to try public transportation,” DOTr said in a statement.
Two of the buses are customized VIP units which are equipped with 52 reclining sleeper seats with monitors for latest movies, games and other entertainment apps.
Its lower floor features a VIP cabin with CR, cooler, VIP sofas, conference table, and two units of 50” flatscreen TV monitors with KTV functions.
The VIP double decker buses are also equipped with CCTV cameras and have passed Euro 5 emission standards.
Apart from the VIP bus units, seven semi-VIP and five PWD double decker buses were also launched.
The fare for the buses costs PHP55 for single journey and PHP80 for roundtrip. Operator Froehlich Tours offers a 50 percent discount (PHP25) for an unlimited ride during weekend mall hop operations. Passengers can also avail the one-month unlimited ride promo for PHP1,300.