Los Cabos to study transit fare-hike request before deciding
The Municipal Transport Council agreed to analyze the increase sought by operators and said it will prioritize household budgets first.
The Los Cabos Municipal Transport Council agreed to submit a technical and socioeconomic study of the public-transit fare-increase request filed by operator associations before ruling on any adjustment. The body said it will prioritize families' finances in the analysis.
The council, chaired by council member José Manuel Larumbe Pineda as acting president, said the study will assess riders' economic conditions, the service's operating costs and the quality passengers receive. That rules out, for now, any immediate increase: any change will depend on the study's findings.
"The study will provide information on families' economic conditions, operating costs and service quality," the council's agreement stated. The body brings together authorities and sector representatives.
For riders along the corridor between San José del Cabo and Cabo San Lucas, the decision matters because public transit carries much of the commuting load, especially tourism-sector workers traveling to corridor hotels. A fare adjustment directly affects those households' biweekly spending.
Until the study concludes, the current fare stays unchanged. Riders who detect charges above the authorized rate, units in poor condition or refusal of service can file a complaint with the municipal Transport Directorate, part of the council, so the report is added to the service-quality assessment.
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