In view of the cancellation of adverts by the "Up in Arms" group on Arriva Buses, AD chairperson Prof. Arnold Cassola said: "The cancellation of adverts on the buses highlighting discrimination against EU nationals in Malta, which had already been accepted and paid for, is a result of either one or two things - 1. Censorship of citizens' right to highlight existing discriminatory practices in our country or 2. Sheer stupidity on the part of Arriva, who had not realised that the adverts were also highlighting Arriva's discriminatory two-tier price structure."

AD spokesperson on Energy, Transport and Industry, Ralph Cassar, said: "Arriva and Transport Malta had better put their heads together to make the public transport system more reliable than waste time and effort in stopping people from advertising on the buses.

“It is ironic that Arriva or Transport Malta stopped adverts which are also a source of revenue for the public transport operator. One would think that advertising revenue which helps a company run its services would have been welcome,” Mr Cassar said.