(28 Jul 2014, 10:00 pm)Andreos Constantopolous wrote Or they could change the proportions slightly - so that whilst the caviar and champagne isn't as prevalent, the investment in customer perks are increased
After 100 new buses last year, I think some of us ought to re-assess our opinions about Go North East's shareholders! From where I'm standing, the shareholders certainly wouldn't have had much caviar and champagne last Christmas!
We all know there's going to be a continued flow of investment (into what is often high quality vehicles opposed to light-weight vehicles which don't deliver as good a passenger experience) over the next two years, amassing to quite a large amount of investment back into the company over a three-year period.
Commendable? I certainly think it is.
Clearly, this won't be able to continue if Go North East's profits aren't as high - and the same can be said about Arriva too, with regards to contracts (excluding SNE given that they largely avoid them, it seems..)