Czech rail and bus carriers asking for government assistance

Czech rail and bus carriers have asked the government for assistance after sustaining heavy losses due to the coronavirus crisis. The losses to Czech Railways are expected to exceed three billion crowns this year and private rail and bus carriers expect hundreds of millions of crowns in damages.

In the spring passenger numbers dropped to a tenth of the original demand, and train and bus connections are now filled to 25 percent capacity. Many inter-city connections have been scrapped. According to the ctk news agency the government is considering possible forms of support.