NatEx boosts capacity over rail strikes and holidays

National Express is adding more than 5,000 extra seats across its UK-wide coach network.

The move is in response to meet expected extra demand in light of the remaining Easter break and rail strikes disrupting travel plans. National Express expects to carry over 13% more passengers during the upcoming strike weekend and has added around 100 more coach departures on popular routes to meet customer demand. The additional seats have boosted overall capacity on National Express coach services to over 320,000 seats.

“Our forward bookings show that demand for coach travel is up over 13% this weekend” – Catherine Woolfe, Customer and Marketing Director for National Express UK & Ireland

Catherine Woolfe, Customer and Marketing Director for National Express UK & Ireland, said: “People deserve affordable, reliable and sustainable public transport and yet again they are seeing disruption on the railways. Our forward bookings show that demand for coach travel is up over 13% this weekend, with savvy customers turning to National Express for reliable, great value travel and a guaranteed seat.

“We’ve added extra capacity on our busiest routes to meet demand, however tickets are selling fast. Our network will be busier than usual so we strongly encourage customers to book their tickets in advance to get the best deals and let us do the driving so that they can enjoy a relaxing, comfortable journey to their destinations.”