An on-demand airport shuttle from the transport centre to Hamilton Airport looks set to be scrapped.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s the recommendation for the Airport Flex mini-bus service from the multi-agency Future Proof public transport sub-committee.<\/p>\n
It follows low patronage of between 100 and 150 passengers a month on the service over the past year, according to a staff report.<\/p>\n
Using those numbers and total annual costs of $229,775, that meant a service provision cost of at least between $127 and $191 per passenger trip in 2022-23, compared to just a $3 one-way fare, analysis of figures in the report indicates.<\/p>\n
The Airport Flex service – which operates 9.15am to 4pm seven days a week – also shared another $87,370 with the sister Night Flex service that year, taking the per trip cost even higher.<\/p>\n
Those per head figures don\u2019t take account of the relatively low level of revenue earned through the regional-council-funded service. Between February 2022 and June this year, fare revenue was $6687 from 2229 passengers, the report said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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