Aircoach invests €3m in ten coaches

FirstGroup subsidiary, Aircoach of Dublin, has invested €3m in ten Euro5 Volvo B11R Plaxton Panther 3 coaches that have now entered service. They have plug sockets and USB charging points, as well as CCTV. The coaches will operate daily on the successful Cork–Dublin City–Dublin Airport non-stop express route. The service runs 36 departures per day, seven days a week with a journey time of three hours and passenger volumes on the route have grown by over 50% in the past year.