It does seem an odd decision to mothball both the A1 and A3 'Airport Flyer' buses until January. The A1 which is a dedicated double-decker service between the city bus station, Temple Meads and the airport at 10-minute frequency for much of it 24/7 operation is not operating. Instead the A2 from the city centre to the airport, another double-decker service at 30-minute frequency, has seen its route extended to call at Temple Meads.
This week there have been up to 48 daily flight departures and the same number of arrivals, which is around 45% of the usual number at this time of year, so it might be thought that having only 25% of the bus availability, and probably with restricted seating because of the virus, would be insufficient.
The A4 Bath Air Decker is still operating albeit every hour instead of every 30 minutes and, according to its website, Stagecoach's South West Falcon from Plymouth, Exeter and Taunton is at its full service frequency of 18/19 return journeys every 24 hours which makes the A1/A3 decision even more perplexing
On another topic, the airport announced today that it is to launch an appeal with the national Planning Inspectorate challenging North Somerset Council's rejection of its expansion planning application earlier this year.
https://www.bristolairport.co.uk/abo...nning-decision