Malta Public Transport wins IRU Bus Excellence Award

Malta Public Transport has won the Bus Excellence Award for its outstanding public bus service and the Romanian municipality of Alba Iulia has been awarded the City Trophy for the great attention paid to tourist coaches visiting the city.

The award was given by the International Road Transport Union, the global industry association for road transport, driving the sustainable mobility of people and goods across the planet.

Umberto de Pretto, IRU secretary-general said: “It is always satisfying for IRU to discover so many innovative projects in the bus and coach sector that truly embody what excellence in mobility is all about. My sincere congratulations to all applicants and to our winners in particular for their impressive commitment and efforts in making bus and coach transport a high-quality service for passengers and city visitors setting the example for our entire industry.”

IRU Smart Move Bus Excellence Award winner Malta Public Transport, a private company which operates scheduled bus services on the Maltese islands, “did a great job in transforming public transport by bus into a reliable and comfortable service for passengers,” an IRU statement said. Significant investments resulted in a growth of more than 15% in the number of passengers compared to 2014, better informed travellers thanks to the awardwinning Tallinja app and increased customer satisfaction.

The chairman of Malta Public Transport, Felipe Cosmen, said: “We are honoured to receive this award. We have come across various challenges over the past two and a half years, but our determination to provide people in Malta with a safe and reliable public transport service motivated our work as a team to achieve these positive results.”