9 August 2002
Private city bus operator emerges in Brest

 Two private city buses have begun operating on the busiest route in Brest. Vladimir Bazylchuk, who owns the Mercedes buses manufactured in 1979 and 1980, has signed a contract with the Brest City Executive Committee allowing him to operate the route together with the state-run company, GAP-1. Mr. Bazylchuk rents maintenance and parking facilities at the GAP 1 bus depot. He intends to boost his fleet to 10 buses by the end of the year.
The private operator provides services to passengers at the same fare as GAP-1, but unlike the state-run company he offers no discounts to students and some other groups. Belarus' first ever privately operated city bus service was launched in the city of Borisov, Minsk region.