Various newspapers, including the Times of Malta, and even TVM quoted Malta Public Transport saying on February 6 thatroute TD17, from the Pembroke Park and Ride to the University, was extended to Mater Dei Hospital.

In spite of this announcement and personalised e-mails promoting the same change, Bus TD17 only goes to the University, as I recently experienced. Both the driver and the customer care service informed me they are unaware of the change and that TD17 never goes to Mater Dei Hospital.

A further explanation was that Università 3 is close enough to the back of Mater Dei Hospital, which is no consolation to the elderly and the sick who need to go to hospital. An extra two-minute drive would solve the problem. A good move (at least on paper) by Transport Malta seems to have been scrapped before it was actually implemented. What a shame.

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