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Jan 22, 2008
Bus service 858 infested with cockroaches
I HAVE taken bus service 858 from Changi Airport for the past month.

I have never failed to spot fewer than two cockroaches from where I sit. They are on the floor, on seats, on the windows and above where we sit. They are everywhere.

Last Saturday, for example, I was on the bus (TIB 629 U) sitting at the front and noticed six cockroaches around me. Two got so close, I had to get up before my destination. I cannot imagine how many more there are on the whole bus.

I gave feedback to the Land Transport Authority a week ago. Last Saturday, I called to ask what had been done and was told it had been forwarded to the bus company. After seeing the cockroaches last Saturday, I don't think any action has been taken to curb this problem.

We pay higher fares now, and this is the quality we get? Is this the kind of buses we want tourists from Changi Airport to ride on and lose our 'clean and green' reputation?

Mansimran Kaur (Ms)

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