15 new jobs created as Aircoach officially launches new route linking South Dublin to Airport  

Thursday 1^st July 2010: Aircoach, Ireland’s leading private bus and coach operator and provider of luxury coach services operating to and from Dublin Airport, has today officially launched a new route from Dalkey to Dublin Airport. Following the awarding of the licence by the Department of Transport, 15 new jobs have been directly created. The route will serve Dalkey, Glasthule, Dun Laoghaire, Monkstown and Blackrock and runs to Dublin Airport via the Port Tunnel and is scheduled to run over 21,000 times during the coming year. In 2009 Aircoach served a total of 1.7 million customers on its services to and from Dublin Airport.

Today’s announcement sees the creation of 15 full time jobs and the launch of a much needed high quality, value for money link between Dalkey and Dublin Airport. The new Dalkey route operates 58 services daily, seven days per week, offering departures 24 hours per day up to every 30 minutes on coaches with full air-conditioning and leather seating with extra legroom.

Speaking about the launch of the new route, Allen Parker, Aircoach’s Managing Director, said: “Aircoach is delighted to introduce the new twenty four hour high quality service between Dalkey and Dublin Airport and we are confident that the service will be of great benefit to the areas being covered. Our prices are very competitive and, as on all of our routes, children under the age of five and all free travel pass holders including OAP’s travel free of charge and we offer reduced rates for return tickets, Airport Staff and children under thirteen. We are looking forward to welcoming passengers on our coaches. ”  

Passengers wishing to use the service can book online at www.aircoach.ie or purchase tickets from the coach driver on the day of their journey.

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For further information contact:

James Dunny / Nicola Meyer, Fleishman-Hillard, Ph: 086 388 3903 / 087 287 5769

Notes to Editor:

Aircoach is Ireland’s leading private bus and coach operator.  It currently operates six services linking Dublin Airport with various locations in Dublin City and suburbs and also Cork and Belfast and in 2009 carried 1.7 million customers on its services to and from Dublin Airport. Aircoach is also the market leader in Ireland in the provision of staff and car park shuttle bus services and also provides a wide range of private hire and Group transport services.  Aircoach is owned by FirstGroup plc, the leading transport operator in the UK and North America with revenues of over £6 billion a year. FirstGroup employ more than 130,000 staff and transport some 2.5 billion passengers a year.