Maybe this has been going on for years & I just haven’t noticed but every day recently considerable numbers of people going away on holiday use the bus to get to the airport - more than in the summer
They are clearly not tied to school holidays – the reverse, if anything, since they probably provide the child care then. And obviously the prices drop as soon as everybody is back at school, making a holiday affordable & travel less horrible
If there really are more of them on the bus it probably just reflects the way the news has spread, that the bus represents good value, much better than a taxi or airport parking. This of course is especially the case for those over 60
True, once in a while there may be nasty delays, but only the sort that affect all traffic, nothing to do with the reliability of the bus service as such
This morning however I was discussing the point with another regular; she is of the opinion that such people are taking foreign holidays again, because the threat of a terrorist attack seems to have receded a bit
This month’s holidays must mostly have been booked before the present alarm, so it will be interesting to see how it continues
