Aircoach trial service between Leicester and Birmingham to end 31st August
- The trial service between Leicester and Birmingham will conclude on the 31st August 2024
- All bookings made up to the finishing date will be continue to operate
Aircoach has announced the conclusion of its trial service between Leicester and Birmingham. Launched in September 2023, the service aimed to offer a fast, reliable, and affordable connection between St Margaret's Bus Station in Leicester and Birmingham Airport. The trial will officially end on August 31, 2024.
A spokesperson for First Bus in Leicester stated,
“The trial of our Aircoach service between Leicester and Birmingham has now concluded.
Over the spring and summer months we have been monitoring bookings to evaluate sustainability of the service, but unfortunately due to low numbers of people travelling, we have made the decision to discontinue the service from the 31st August 2024.
We would like to thank all Customers who travelled using this service since the trial began in September 2023.
We hope that Customers have enjoyed the low cost, high reliability fast shuttle service that we have been able to provide during this time. We will be running specific services for Customers who have already booked to travel between 1st September until the 31st October, these journeys will be open to further bookings via aircoach.travel, subject to availability.”