Greater Manchester Service Changes

[knutstransport]

RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(20/07/2021 08:06)KXW212 Wrote:  Attempts to serve it from the CEC end have been failures and there's nothing to suggest that has changed.

The 200 service basically duplicated a train service but with more stops, it was more of use for getting to and from Styal, than as an airport service, as while it did run 7 days a week it only went as far as Wilmslow and didn't provide any real useful onward connections or through tickets.

D&G decided their original 130 attempt was a failure within weeks of it starting and ended it before the peak summer season. Most people aren't booking flights for the next day and a commuter base needs time to develop, unless the service is launched to coincide with a mass recruitment programme. Their current service started during a global pandemic when flights to most destinations were suspended or advised against.