“As in recent years there has been an increase in the use, the quality of the service has decreased significantly in recent years,” said the mayors at a press conference. “Situation of buses, breakdowns, lack of punctuality, users who cannot catch the bus that is loaded with people… The only public transport that Debagoiena has is the bus service and it seems to us that it does not respond adequately to the mobility needs of our region”.

The press conference included the mayors of Arrasate Maider Morras, Edorta Zubizarreta, Aretxabaleta GARIKOITZ Iturbe, Oñati Izaro Elorza, Bergara Gorka Artola, Antzuolako Olatz Lezeta, Elgetako Ibon Unzetabarrenaga. It should be borne in mind that in these localities there is no other type of public transport, for example the train.

Advances started offering services in the Basque Country in 2019, after buying PESA that summer, as you can read on the Wikipedia in Spanish. The company headquartered in Madrid has on many occasions caused complaints from users and last November the workers of the Advance of Gipuzkoa also announced that they would resume the strike to demand improvements in the agreement. "Although improvements in working conditions are being implemented in some European countries to reduce working hours and facilitate conciliation, Advances Mobility Gipuzkoa asks its workers to do more hours a day, refuses to regulate a job stock exchange and refuses to benefit from relay contracts," said the Works Committee, according to URL0.

“Now is the time to improve the public bus service, seize this opportunity to establish new conditions and make a new contract,” said the mayors of Debagoiena. “We ask the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa not to miss this opportunity to improve the bus service.” In this regard, they have made three specific requests to address “urgently”.

On the one hand, ensure that the frequency of connection between the populations is 15 minutes, through the implementation of fast lines and the expansion of the capillarity of some lines, ensuring that buses reach more neighborhoods. Secondly, improving connections with capitals, increasing frequency or strengthening reinforcements, for example. And thirdly, take the necessary measures to ensure punctuality, adjust the number of buses, correctly maintaining the vehicles and considering the possibility of having a bus path between the roundabout of San Prudencio and the roundabout of Epele.