(21 Jan 2022, 2:35 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Can't help but wonder if GNE have jumped the gun a bit with giving up on the commuter type services.  Since the announcements re Covid measures being removed as part of Operation Red Meat/Save Big Dog there's been a marked change in a lot of the chatter around return to offices.  Certainly in some cases a much more significant expectation of physical presence in office than had previously been mooted.

I'd say they've jumped the gun in advance of the BSIP, but I don't think the Big Dog will be around long enough for "Operation Red Meat" to become reality.

They might well remove restrictions, but they'd have to introduce new legislation if they wanted to mandate the private sector back into the office. Many are looking, if not already at advance stages, of hybrid working models. This is what operators should be focusing their time on; ensuring suitable travel products are available to ensure the bus still remains an attractive proposition to hybrid workers on office days.