Custom Search

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Free WIFI on Penang Rapib buses


Rapid Penang begin a 3 month trial using 2 buses to provide free WIFI access to its pasengers and making it the first public bus company in Malaysia to do so. The service enables passengers to surf the Internet in the bus before arriving at their destinations.

After the three months trial, if response from passengers is good, the facility installed in stages in all of our 180 buses, and also the additional 200 buses which will be delivered by the end of the year

Its chief executive officer Azhar Ahmad said the company was installing the facility in two buses: The first plies the route between Balik Pulau and the Bayan Lepas International Airport, and the second on the Teluk Bahang-Batu Feringgi-Weld Key route.

He said use of the WiFi facility would be free and that the buses would have special stickers for easy identification by passengers.
Source: The Star

No comments: