Flyer (bus service)

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Flyer
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A Flyer Optare Versa in Harrogate operating service A2 in August 2022
Parent Transdev Blazefield
Founded2020;4 years ago (2020)
Headquarters Harrogate, North Yorkshire
England
Service area
Service typeBus and coach
Stations Leeds Bradford Airport
Depots Idle, Bradford
Fleet11 (at July 2024)
Operator Yorkshire Coastliner
Managing DirectorHenri Rohard [1]
Website transdevbus.co.uk/flyer/

Flyer is the brand name of a trio of local bus services, which link Leeds Bradford Airport with the cities of Bradford and Leeds, and towns of Harrogate and Otley.

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History

The route was formerly operated under the Centrebus brand as Airport Direct. [2]

In May 2014, the routes were rebranded by Yorkshire Tiger as Flying Tiger and new Optare Versa buses were introduced. [3] [4] [5] On 3 July 2017, new Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC buses were introduced on route 737 and 747 alongside the previous Optare Versa vehicles which continued to operate mainly on service 757. [6]

In 2020, Yorkshire Tiger stopped running the 757 route. It had previously been operated on a commercial basis however this was no longer viable during the COVID-19 pandemic. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority subsequently awarded a temporary contract to CT Plus who operated the route under the Runway 757 brand. In August 2020, Yorkshire Coastliner took over operation of all three routes and also acquired the Yorkshire Tiger depot in Idle. [7] [8] The routes were renumbered A1, A2 and A3. [9]

As of 2024, service A1 now operates at a half-hourly frequency (and finishes service two-hours earlier compared to its previous timetable), whilst services A2 and A3 each operate at an hourly frequency. Service A2 has had its Harrogate night services recently withdrawn whilst service A3 has had an extension to its route added in Otley (Newall) on evenings to substitute the Otley Dash service which Transdev withdrew in 2023.

The current fleet of Optare Versa buses will be replaced by a fleet of 15 Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid electric single-deck vehicles, an order worth £4 million, which are expected to enter service by the end of 2024. [10] [11] [12] [13]

Services

As of October 2024, the services operated under the Flyer brand are:

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A1 Leeds BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg Leeds Bradford Airport BSicon FLUG.svg Burley, Kirkstall, Horsforth National Rail logo.svg , Rawdon & Yeadon
A2 Bradford BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg Harrogate BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg Greengates, Apperley Bridge, Rawdon, Yeadon, Leeds Bradford Airport BSicon FLUG.svg , Pool-in-Wharfedale, Huby, North Rigston, Spacey Houses & Oatlands
A3 Otley BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg Manningham, Frizinghall, Shipley National Rail logo.svg , Guiseley National Rail logo.svg , Yeadon, Leeds Bradford Airport BSicon FLUG.svg & Pool-in-Wharfedale

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  7. ↑ Transdev Flyer takes off to Leeds Bradford Airport Coach & Bus Week issue 1439 8 September 2020 page 8
  8. ↑ Tiger Quits Bradford Buses issue 787 October 2020 page 30
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  10. ↑ "Transdev chooses Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid for Flyer services". Routeone. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
  11. ↑ Chalmers, Graham (15 July 2024). "New £4 million bus fleet is announced for key Harrogate bus route by Transdev". Harrogate Advertiser. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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  13. ↑ "New £4m hybrid buses coming to FLYER". Transdev. 15 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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