Bath Bus Company has doubled the route frequency
Bath Bus Company has added more Air Deckers to its bus service from Bath to Bristol Airport from March 29, 2015.
Additional buses have been added to the fleet to operate the A4 route at twice the frequency, running every 30 minutes instead of hourly during the day time. The service also serves Saltford, Keynsham and South Bristol on a route which takes advantage of bus priorities and fast dual carriageways to ensure swift journey times.
MD Martin Curtis said: “It is just two years since this service was first introduced when we identified a need for a direct link from Bristol Airport to the World Heritage City of Bath. The public response has been fantastic, much of the credit for which must go to our staff who are constantly praised by passengers for their helpful and welcoming attitude.
“The service doesn’t follow the course of any other bus route so it doesn’t directly compete with other airport links, and since Bristol Airport itself is growing steadily, we are simply meeting a new demand.
“The service also carries local passengers as we have created new links between South Bristol and Bath & North East Somerset which has cut journey times for some and given others new employment opportunities. We are hoping for additional bus stops in the South Bristol area and are currently conducting lengthy discussions with Bristol City Council.”
In addition to advanced bookings on-line, cash fares can be paid on the bus in either sterling or euros. Closer links to airlines are also currently being discussed with more flights and new destinations being established from Bristol Airport.
