(11 Sep 2016, 4:29 pm)Andreos1 wrote That would be fantastic for passengers.Your reply has prompted me to recall the furore caused when GNE and Arriva agreed to swap services and depots (well, at least Hexham and Ashington):-
However, what incentive do potentially competing organisations have to integrate their services? You said yourself that Spirit could grow a market to be then see Arriva muscle in.
To be honest, operators often struggle as it is integrating their own services and connections - never mind seeing two operators work together.
It is a shame seeing the likes of Spirit ponder their future, as a result of other operators commercial decisions.
Arriva and Go North East secret bus routes deal exposed.
So I guess Arriva would be cautious about agreeing to accommodate Spirit Buses.