Due to the persistent staff shortage and high absenteeism due to illness, U-OV is forced to operate a reduced timetable for the time being. The carrier takes into account that the scheme will have to be scaled down even further. “As soon as there are enough drivers again, the buses can start running more often, as agreed with the province of Utrecht,” U-OV reports on its own website. The shortage of staff is also a concern at Syntus, the other carrier in Utrecht, but major cuts in the public transport offering are not necessary.
Stripped-down public transport timetable worries Utrecht parliamentary factions
