An Erding bus company that operates several routes in the district of Erding is struggling with staff shortages and has therefore had to switch to a substitute timetable with a reduced number of journeys. This could also be the reason for a scene that was captured on video, has been circulating online for days and has caused numerous responses on social media.
The video, which was shared on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram, is said to show a bus in Erding approaching a stop to pick up more passengers. When boarding the bus, the passengers – who at first glance appear to be predominantly migrants – do not behave calmly, but instead crowd loudly onto the bus, causing concern among a young woman, for example, who is also a passenger and can be seen in the shared video. The tumultuous scenes may even have led to a police operation, as the end of the video suggests.
In the comments section of the video, there is heavy criticism. “After 10 years of public and regional transport, I love my car. In 2015, it started in the Hamburg area (in addition to train cancellations etc.) with people standing on the tracks forever and trains not departing because someone was blocking the door for their family or ‘colleagues’,” writes one user on X. Many other users on Instagram are calling for remigration and asking how people can actually accept these conditions.