(28 Aug 2022, 1:23 pm)streetdeckfan wrote For most people (or at least everybody that I know) Sundays and Bank Holidays are just normal days now, so why are operators still treating them as if they're special?
They can say it's because there aren't enough passengers, but why is that?
On a Sunday, I lose my direct half hourly services to Newcastle and Darlington, and go from 6 buses an hour to Durham, to one. It's literally not worth the risk to try and travel by bus on a Sunday!
Not sure that is the case for the majority of the population. Many, many workplaces still close on bank holidays. As do a lot of the places people may need to attend e.g. non-urgent health services. Apart from blue light services etc, retail is probably the main area that is open and even then in the main does so for much reduced hours (meaning among other things fewer staff journeys as less shifts to cover). I suspect for a lot of people their travel needs are different with more focus on leisure trips rather than 'having to be' somewhere whether that is a workplace, meetings or an appointment.