Greyhound, Citiliner to close their doors in February
Luxury passenger coach Greyhound says it will be close its doors this month.
Its subsidiary Citiliner is also expected to stop all operations on Valentine’s Day.
The company confirmed the news on social media on Wednesday.
“Services will run until 14 February 2021. Passengers with tickets booked for services after this date will be refunded.”
It’s unclear what drove the company to shut its doors after 37 years in service.
Announcement: Greyhound and Citiliner are closing operations. Services will run until 14 February 2021. Passengers with tickets booked for services after this date will be refunded. For assistance with refunds, contact Call Centre: 087 352 0352 or email: [email protected]. pic.twitter.com/n6kFJ0uQaO
— Greyhound (@GreyhoundRSA) February 3, 2021
Since it started operating in 1984, the company claims to have clocked some 25 million kilometres spanning over Southern Africa.
According to the company’s website, Greyhound boasts close to a million passengers a year while Citiliner carries half a million a year.
The decision to close down caught South Africans by surprise.
Greyhound and Citiliner shutting down after 37 years of service means a number of people will end up jobless. I really hate this Covid-19 thing 🥺
— siyasamkela ͏ (@siyamtitshana) February 3, 2021
Greyhound deserves to be rescued
— Tsonga Bearded Gentleman 👞💼🇿🇦 (@Lany_SKA) February 3, 2021
Those guy's services were always on point
I remember the long distance trips on a #Greyhound bus during varsity holidays. The hoping you’re not gona sit next to a talkative person,the hoping the bus hasn’t left you behind when you’re at a pit stop, the sore bum/neck during the last stretch before you safely arrive
— Zenande Mfenyana (@Zenande_Mcfen) February 3, 2021
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