BEST's open double-deck buses, a star attraction for Mumbai's tourists, will be stopped in October 2023 as the last three buses will be scrapped starting this month as they have completed their life span. The double-decker open-deck tourist buses were first started by the BEST in collaboration with the Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) on 26 January 1997. Of the three, the first open deck bus will be scrapped on 16 September, the second on 25 September and the final one on 5 October as per the schedule.

A tender to procure 50 new open-deck buses remains suspended after BEST found the costs too exorbitant last year so for now the open-deck bus tourist services will no longer be functional.