Along with a number of high-profile airline bankruptcies throughout 2025, companies providing bus and other road transportation services have also struggled with an economic downturn and a changing market. Coach USA, the parent company behind bus brands like Megabus and Short Line, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in June 2024 with debts of between $100 and $500 million before eventually being bought out by New York holding company The Renco Group. After a district court declared it bankrupt i ...

Private bus operators and online ticketing platforms are hoping to retain more users as travellers stranded by the IndiGo flight cancellation fiasco seek out last-minute travel alternatives. From local travel companies to electric-bus startups, everyone is vying for a share of a market that has lit up like a Christmas tree. Bookings at redBus, India's largest online bus ticketing platform, increased 17% from 5 to 8 December, following the flight cancellations during 1-4 December, the company told Mint in an ...