It is clear that rail has some way to go before fully recovering from the pandemic, and this is played down to the part that working from home is now commonplace and many traditional white collar workers, which the railway relied on, may never return to the office 5 days a week. Buses on the other hand are not so reliant on white collar workers. Their paying patronage is more likely to be made up of shift workers, schoolchildren, shoppers and leisure travellers. As working from home has not affected these groups as much, I am wondering whether certain bus companies have managed to fully recover to pre-Covid levels of revenue or passengers.
Of course, there are still those put off public transport due to the risk of catching the virus, but at the same time, many operators have gone full out with leisure routes to cater to the increased “staycation” market this summer. It’ll be interesting to see whether these routes have helped some operators break even, and whether they have offset any passengers lost during the pandemic.
Of course, there are still those put off public transport due to the risk of catching the virus, but at the same time, many operators have gone full out with leisure routes to cater to the increased “staycation” market this summer. It’ll be interesting to see whether these routes have helped some operators break even, and whether they have offset any passengers lost during the pandemic.
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