(29 Sep 2023, 4:35 pm)Jimmi wrote Arriva North East's Facebook:
Due to industrial action at Go North East from Saturday 30th of September until Friday 6th of October we will accept Go North East Tickets free of charge in the following areas.
Great North Road / Brunton Land / Newcastle Haymarket
Earsdon / North Shields
Durham / Newcastle
Cramlington / Newcastle
Annitsford / Quorum / Newcastle
This is in addition to the existing arrangements already in place on services 306/308.
Surprised ANE and SNE are allowing free travel for GNE passholders as they could have stood to rake in a fair amount of extra revenue. Unless this is an arrangement somehow funded by GNE so ANE/SNE still generate income but then surely they would be promoting ticket acceptance on their channels?