At the moment the bus service, which started in July last year, runs from the airport only as far as Patong, because taxi drivers in Kata and Karon – many of them now in custody – noted chillingly at that time that “the last time they tried this the bus was damaged and the driver was hurt”.
The company owner, Prakob Panyawai, told The Phuket News this afternoon, “I have talked with Governor Maitri Inthusut and Teerayut Prasertpon, the head of the Phuket Transportation Department.
“Officials and I are making plans to avoid any of the problems that happened in the past with local people. That’s because we need a bus stop in the area. The plan must also include local police providing security.
“The original service agreement [before the service was launched] included a route that went [from the airport] to Kata,” Mr Prakob said.