New bus service to connect Weston-super-Mare and Bristol Airport
New service between Weston-super-Mare and Bristol Airport
BRISTOL, UK, 2017-Apr-26 — /Travel PR News/ — The first of a new look fleet of buses will commence a new service on Sunday 30 April 2017 connecting Weston-super-Mare and Bristol Airport.
The new A3 AirportFlyer service will commence on Sunday 30th April having been successfully tendered and won by First Group. The service links the Airport to Cleeve, Congresbury, Worle and Weston-super-Mare railway station.
The hourly bus service will operate daily Monday to Sunday and Bank Holidays with the exception of Christmas Day. The first bus will depart Weston-super-Mare Railway Station departing at 03.00 and will provide an hourly service with the last bus departing at 22.00 hours. The return journey will commence from Bristol Airport again providing an hourly service between 04.00 until 23.00 hours.
Tickets for travel can be booked in advance online (available from the end of April) via mTickets or by paying the driver on the day of travel. Tickets will cost £5.00 single or £7.00 return, with concessions available. Tickets purchased can subsequently be used on the wider First network within Weston-super-Mare.
The new vehicles are wheelchair accessible and passengers are able to take their luggage on board with them, providing peace of mind and speeding up the boarding process.
Andrew Sherrington, General Manager for Weston-super-Mare, Wells and Bath said:
“It will be great for people who work at the airport as well as those jetting off on holiday, who now can start and end their holiday in style. We will provide a first-class service with better connectivity with our expanded network in Weston, high-quality buses and a very reliable service. We really have got something to shout about in Weston.”
Robert Sinclair, Chief Executive Officer, Bristol Airport, said:
“We are delighted to expand the public transport connections between Bristol Airport and Weston-super-Mare. It is our long-term objective to grow public transportation to the Airport. The new bus service will assist both passengers and staff needing frequent services to and from the Airport.”
Click here to download the service timetable and map.
SOURCE: Bristol Airport
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