The buses and taxi’s fear they will be next, and the reason they fear this is because they give the most appalling service and they would probably get squashed by any private company coming in and giving a good service. If the buses and taxis already gave the service that they should be giving they would not be so up in arms about this. We are totally behind the governments decision on this and hope that this will finally mean we will all receive a better service.

Don’t misunderstand me, everyone has a right to strike and make their voice heard, but it is how they are going about this that is despicable. Firstly of course this effects the broken hearted of the deceased as no hearses are in operation so the dead cannot be laid to rest.

Then of course there are the bus drivers, well that’s not fair I should just call them thugs and idiots from the start. They are obviously not running which leaves hundreds of people unable to get to work and the sick and invalid unable to get to doctors, hospitals etc. But that is not where this ends the bus drivers are still filling the roads with their buses, driving at snail paces (which they never do), blocking roads so the general public in their own vehicles cannot get through. The worse is though that the government provided transport for emergencies and these thugs actually mounted these vehicles terrorising the passengers beating up the drivers, smashing the windows and stealing the keys! As I write this I still cannot believe how they are behaving. It’s one thing to go on strike but quite another to behave this way. It is now complete bedlam here. This morning they have actually put soldiers at the airport to stop the bus drivers getting in and terrorising the tourists!. As of course if you are arriving in Malta for your holiday, there are no buses or taxis to get you to your hotel.

If you are coming to Malta for your holiday, it would be advisable to book yourself a hire car for your arrival. This would be best to do whilst still in the UK to ensure there will be one here for your arrival. Obviously if you are wanting to get about whilst here then you will be best keeping the hire car for the duration of your trip as at the moment there is no end to this strike in sight. A company our parents used when they visited Malta was Holiday Autos, who provided them with a good deal and good service.

The following was of the latest incident as described in the Times of Malta

‘A coach driver was forced off his vehicle and beaten in an incident near Zebbug this morning. Informed sources said the incident happened near St Dorothy School. The coach was transporting FISEC Games athletes when it was stopped by people who appeared to be striking public transport drivers. The coach driver was ordered down and beaten. His keys were stolen and the coach was left in the middle of the road. The police are investigating.’