8 March 1979

Historic bus company rides no more

Thailand’s oldest bus company, Nai Lert, which had been serving passengers in the capital for nearly 90 years, called an end to its four remaining routes, saying changes introduced under the Bangkok Metropolitan Transit Authority (BMTA) had left its business financially unviable.

Chai Thonghern, Nai Lert managing director, said that while the company had once owned more than 1,000 buses, fewer than 60 remained now that BMTA had taken control of the city’s bus routes. The company called it quits despite having concessions from the BMTA to run its remaining routes for another two years.

8 March 1979

Historic bus company rides no more

Thailand’s oldest bus company, Nai Lert, which had been serving passengers in the capital for nearly 90 years, called an end to its four remaining routes, saying changes introduced under the Bangkok Metropolitan Transit Authority (BMTA) had left its business financially unviable.

Chai Thonghern, Nai Lert managing director, said that while the company had once owned more than 1,000 buses, fewer than 60 remained now that BMTA had taken control of the city’s bus routes. The company called it quits despite having concessions from the BMTA to run its remaining routes for another two years.