This has made it necessary for the agency to cut back its bus fleet in response to what is deemed to be 'lower demand'. On the surface, the adjustment may be justifiable as the city administration has re-launched its "new normal" measures, in response to the virus resurgence. The agency's assurances that the lower bus numbers would not have a big impact -- there are already fewer commuters travelling on the road -- may be partially true. It is probably too early for the bus agency to attribute the lower demand in ridership to having something to do with the mass exodus out of town during the festive season. Some bus drivers, to maintain distancing measures, simply passed by waiting crowds at certain spots, forcing commuters to wait for the next bus.

Source: Bangkok Post January 06, 2021 22:52 UTC