Overview
- FlixBus said it will begin operations on Thursday, September 24, running a Lima–Chimbote–Trujillo route that will use buses and crews provided by Grupo Polo/Allin Group while FlixBus supplies pricing, route planning and ticketing technology.
- Transport guilds Cotrap and Apoip have called on authorities and the companies to disclose which legal entity will be authorized on each route, who owns the buses, who hires drivers, and who will be legally responsible for accidents, lost luggage, delays, cancellations and refunds.
- Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications previously rejected FlixBus authorization requests in late 2025 and again in early 2026, citing problems with vehicle documentation and the company’s lack of a proprietary fleet.
- Grupo Polo plans to display one of its buses on September 22 to demonstrate the safety features it says will accompany the FlixBus-branded service as questions about operational responsibility persist.
- The dispute leaves short-term legal and operational uncertainty: passengers may lack a clear party to claim against if problems occur, guilds say they are not opposed to foreign investment but insist on legal clarity, and regulators’ past rejections could shape whether the service can expand beyond the initial route.