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Ben McFadgen: Bus and Coach Association chief executive says Government needs to intervene to address capacity shortage

Published: Dec. 4, 2022, 8:27 p.m.

Belief a shortage of capacity across the entire bus and coach sector\xa0will impact tourism.

The\xa0Bus and\xa0Coach\xa0Association says there are shortages of coaches, operators, and drivers.

Association Chief Executive Ben McFadgen\xa0says\xa0tourism operators are struggling to keep up with such high demand from the return of overseas travel.

He\xa0told Mike Hosking it's time for the\xa0Government to intervene.

\u201cDespite the fact we keep saying to the Minister we\u2019ve got a serious problem here and we need to address it, we keep getting overlooked. We can\u2019t even get a meeting with the man.\u201d

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