Surprisingly as of now no highlight from any of the local media on more stoppages for this VB as compared to the CBE-BNC VB where associations have already started flagging the early dep and extra running time.
On the contrary, saw few interviews where people were highlighting that the MAQ-MAO VB can serve as as a good connection for people travelling to Mumbai as well. They have an hour available in MAO and take the Madgoan Mumbai VB as a connection in case people want to travel towards Mumbai