Glasgow Flyer
The Glasgow Flyer is a bus service that connect Glasgow Airport to Central Glasgow, serving the Buchanan bus station. It is operated by Arriva Scotland West under contract to BAA, and is numbered 500.
History
The original bus service to Glasgow Airport was route 905, which was operated by Fairline Coaches under contract to Scottish Citylink, and ran a similar route. Arriva also ran extra buses on this route. All buses were in the Scottish Citylink yellow and blue colours, although the timetable stated buses in Fairline's livery may be used on the service at times. In February 2007, the 905 was re-launched with increased frequency and a new livery[1]. The Glasgow Flyer was announced on 1st June 2007[2], with a start date of 9th July, and subsequently route 905 was withdrawn.
New vehicles
When the service was announced, Arriva stated it had invested £1.5 million pounds on new buses. These are currently being built and are expected in service in November. The type of bus is yet to be announced.
Glasgow Flyer route
The route of the service is[3]:
- Buchanan Bus Station
- Glasgow N. Hanover St (Queen St Station)
- Glasgow George Square
- St Vincent St/Hope St
- Glasgow Waterloo St
- Glasgow Airport
Features
The service has many features to make it attractive to the user, it operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and all year, and has prices lower than the equivalent taxi fare. The service also has a 10 minute frequency
External links
- Glasgow Flyer
- Glasgow Flyer leaflet
- Glasgow Flyer timetable
- Arriva press release
- Previous service 905 timetable
References
- ^ http://www.citylink.co.uk/mediarel_rel90.htm 905 upgrade press release]
- ^ Arriva Pres release
- ^ Arriva bus timetable