Intermunicipal transport in southwestern Colombia has recorded losses over $4.000 million in four days due to a 40% drop in demand. Cali leads the impacts with 42.937 fewer users and $2.576 million in losses. The Asociación para el Desarrollo Integral del Transporte Terrestre Intermunicipal (Aditt) warns of a crisis threatening the sector's viability.
The Asociación para el Desarrollo Integral del Transporte Terrestre Intermunicipal (Aditt) reported that in four days, 79.483 passengers stopped traveling in the southwestern corridor, representing a 40% contraction in demand. This crisis mainly affects Cali with 42.937 fewer users, followed by Popayán (16.680), Pasto (12.968), and Ipiales (6.897).
Total economic losses exceed $4.000 million, with Cali accumulating over $2.576 million, Popayán nearly $1.000 million, Pasto $778 million, and Ipiales $413 million. Aditt notes that this situation jeopardizes companies' liquidity for credit payments and fleet renewals.
Additionally, 7.060 dispatches were canceled in the same period, worsened by road issues and detours extending trips up to 9 hours. In 2026 so far, prior strikes in Boyacá and Santander added $4.300 million in losses and 70.000 affected passengers, raising the total above $9.000 million.
Business owners warn that without urgent measures to restore user confidence and stabilize finances, the sector faces imminent collapse.
