Greyhound s shutdown could present expansion opportunities: Transit providers
Salmaan Farooqui, The Canadian Press
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Intercity transit providers say they re looking at opportunities for expansion in the wake of Greyhound Canada s decision to cease operations last week.
Megabus, which has an extensive coach bus network in North America, already announced it would now service Ottawa four days of the week in a new route spanning Toronto, Kingston, Ont., and the nation s capital. It s something we ve been looking at for a bit of time, said Colin Emberson, vice president of retail at Megabus, which is launching regular service out of Ottawa for the first time.
Transit providers say Greyhound s pullout could present expansion opportunities
by Salmaan Farooqui, The Canadian Press
Posted May 17, 2021 12:15 pm EDT
Last Updated May 17, 2021 at 12:27 pm EDT
Intercity transit providers say they’re looking at opportunities for expansion in the wake of Greyhound Canada’s decision to cease operations last week.
Megabus, which has an extensive coach bus network in North America, already announced it would now service Ottawa four days of the week in a new route spanning Toronto, Kingston, Ont., and the nation’s capital.
“It’s something we’ve been looking at for a bit of time,” said Colin Emberson, vice president of retail at Megabus, which is launching regular service out of Ottawa for the first time.
A Greyhound bus leaves a bus terminal in Ottawa, Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Ottawa. Intercity transit providers say they re looking at opportunities for expansion after Greyhound left the Canadian market last week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Intercity transit providers say they’re looking at opportunities for expansion in the wake of Greyhound Canada’s decision to cease operations last week.
Megabus, which has an extensive coach bus network in North America, already announced it would now service Ottawa four days of the week in a new route spanning Toronto, Kingston, Ont., and the nation’s capital.
“It’s something we’ve been looking at for a bit of time,” said Colin Emberson, vice president of retail at Megabus, which is launching regular service out of Ottawa for the first time.
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