the Bristol airport bus ain't free any more

infoman

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the Bristol airport bus ain't free any more

« on: April 20, 2022, 19:15:27 »

The journey from the City Bedminster was free, if you had a bus pass,first bus have now withdrawn this facility.


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TonyK

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Re: the Bristol airport bus ain't free any more

« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2022, 19:20:39 »

Quote from: infoman on April 20, 2022, 19:15:27

The journey from the City Bedminster was free, if you had a bus pass,first bus have now withdrawn this facility.

Just as I got my bus pass, too. This means my next holiday is going to cost me £13 extra, and now I'm a pensioner, I am entitled to rant about it, once I've done the training course.

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Re: the Bristol airport bus ain't free any more

« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2022, 22:19:08 »

Quote from: infoman on April 20, 2022, 19:15:27

The journey from the City Bedminster was free, if you had a bus pass,first bus have now withdrawn this facility.

First Bus haven't withdrawn the facility. It was a temporary concession, during Covid, that Bristol Airport (who fund the Flyer buses) negotiated with Bristol City Council. Bus Passes haven't been valid on the Airport Flyer since July 2016 when Bristol City Council stopped funding them. The council took the view that the Flyer was a point to point shuttle specifically for airport travel, and not an intra-city service.

Residents in certain areas around the airport (BS40, BS41 8, BS48, BS49, BS29 or BS25) who hold bus passes can apply to Bristol Airport for a Local Resident Concession Card to use the Airport Flyer for free.


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