Chinese firm looks to invest in urban transport sector

Interested in airport shuttle service, will also train drivers

LAHORE: A Chinese company is planning to invest in the urban transport sector in Pakistan as well as establish state-of-the-art setup for Drivers Training Simulator program.



A Chinese delegation led by Wow Solution CEO Wang Lixu and Fulin Transport Co Office Manager Zhao Lei visited the Lahore Transport Company (LTC) office on Tuesday and met with LTC Chief Executive Officer Khawaja Haider Latif, chief financial officer Mariam Khawir, chief operating officer Zafar Qureshi, DGM technical Abdul Qayyum and other officials.

The delegation showed interest in investing in the urban transport sector particularly projects pertaining to the Airport Shuttle Service. It planned to ply luxury buses to commute passengers from airport to hotels located at different places in the city on dedicated routes, while drivers of public service vehicles would be properly trained under the Bus Drivers Training Simulator Project.

Most importantly, the Chinese firm will not get any subsidy from the government rather LTC will facilitate it to commence operations and the route plan will be shared accordingly.

Wang said that his company would also share their model for induction and operation of dedicated luxury buses for airport on specified routes. He appreciated the various initiatives of LTC for the provision of safe, affordable and efficient transport facilities.



The LTC CEO briefed the delegation about various initiatives of the company and highlighted the possible benefits for potential investors.

Published in The Express Tribune, June 14^th, 2017.

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