Vale do Ave recognizes significant difficulties due to the driver deficit affecting Azores Bus. The company faces a serious situation in which, between resignations and medical leave, fewer than approximately 20% of drivers are currently operating.
This shortage of drivers has directly impacted transport services in the region, creating operational problems that affect passengers. The situation arises in the context of the implementation of a new mobility model in the area.
Azores Bus, the company responsible for transport in the region, is thus limited in its capacity to meet the transport needs of the local population. Vale do Ave publicly acknowledges the difficulties faced.
The responsible entity also states that the new mobility model implemented requires time, adaptation, and collaboration among all stakeholders to function properly, suggesting that the current difficulties are part of a transition process that needs time to be consolidated.
