When using MAN, ZhongTong and GazelCity vehicles, it will be mandatory to have a 100-dram coin, or make a payment using the QR code with the payment system installed in the buses. Yerevan Mayor's Press Secretary Hayk Kostanyan made a statement about this. The statement specifically states:
"Dear citizens of Yerevan, dear colleagues, in the context of the reforms of the transport system of the capital city and the introduction of a unified ticket system, I inform you that from November 1, when using public transport, in particular MAN, ZhongTong and GazelCity vehicles, it will be mandatory to have a 100 dram coin, or making a payment using the QR code with the payment system installed in the buses.
The goal is first of all to prevent possible shadow traffic, thus not to distract drivers from their main work, as well as to prepare for the transition to the unified ticket system expected from January 1. Accordingly, drivers will not take cash from passengers and will not return change. I also want to inform you that During the last 4 months, the revenue of "Yerevan Bus" CJSC amounted to two billion eight hundred and seventeen million AMD, which is an increase of 3.9% compared to the previous 4 months. Only on the working days of September of this year, the revenue collected was 30-32 million per day. AMD.
