(15 Jun 2020, 2:00 pm)Rob44 wrote why would they want part of the airlines? Do the local authorities mentioned in the news artical give money to the airlines to to fly specific routes???
But, correct me if I'm wrong, doesn't the additional money that the bus operators have received comes from central government rather from the local councils?
So using the argument that they're receiving money from government to want control locally is a bit silly.
The councils do have control over the tendered routes, which is what they're paying for.