Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
Go North East: Service Suggestions v2
(11 Jun 2022, 9:41 pm)Ambassador I’d agree, we still have routes tailored to the 9-5 market and shopping in town market and although there is a market there….there is more potential and growth outside of that.
It’s a similar issue to what trains are having, serving a commuter market that is worth less and ignoring a wider leisure market worth a lot more.
As with trains, the external pressures affecting the sector (recruitment etc) will knock the confidence of passengers. You disappoint a commuter, they’ll try again. You disappoint a leisure traveler, business is lost
(11 Jun 2022, 9:41 pm)Ambassador I’d agree, we still have routes tailored to the 9-5 market and shopping in town market and although there is a market there….there is more potential and growth outside of that.
It’s a similar issue to what trains are having, serving a commuter market that is worth less and ignoring a wider leisure market worth a lot more.
As with trains, the external pressures affecting the sector (recruitment etc) will knock the confidence of passengers. You disappoint a commuter, they’ll try again. You disappoint a leisure traveler, business is lost