Feds Order Fung Wah Off the Road
The budget bus between Boston and New York has been ordered to take its entire fleet off the road following a news story Monday.
One of the pioneers of fast, cheap bus service between Boston and New York City has been ordered off the roads because of structural problems with the buses.
Federal officials have ordered the entire Fung Wah bus fleet to cease carrying passengers immediately, following a WBZ I-Team report that found cracks in 21 out of the company’s 28 buses.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said in a press statement Tuesday that the service must shut down, according to several media outlets.
“FMCSA’s safety investigators are continuing their examination of Fung Wah’s operations, including examining the safety records of its vehicles, drivers and other company safety performance requirements prescribed by federal regulations, and may consider additional actions against the company if warranted,” the statement says.
The service transports passengers between South Station in Boston and Canal Street in New York City for $15 per one-way ticket.
Have you ever taken the Fung Wah? How was your experience?
LEANNE L
12:37 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
I've taken the Fung Wah bus to NYC. It was cramped, the windows didn't roll down, and you could smell the bathroom from the front of the bus. Also, just because you have a reserved seat, don't think that you actually have a seat on the bus. We arrived 20 minutes early to board and they already sold our seat, even though we had bought the ticket for that time well in advance. We waited another couple of hours and they stuck us wherever they had room (my husband and I didn't sit together). It was a miserable, smelly hot experience.
Mark Ouellette
5:53 pm on Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Thanks for your comment, Leanne. Sorry to hear you didn't have an enjoyable experience.