Monthly Archives: April 2021

Service Update- Duplicate bus added for peak periods from 23rd April 2021

Due to the re-opening of non-essential retail, and the easing of lockdown restrictions, we have seen a rise in passenger numbers and demand for our A4 service. This has resulted in buses during peak times reaching full capacity. 

From Friday 23rd April 2021, we will be operating a duplicate bus during these peak periods to ensure that the demand can be met whilst maintaining our social distancing standards.

Service Update – 19th April 2021

We are continuing to operate an hourly service as per our Covid-19 timetable. Detailed timings can be found at https://www.airdecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Covid-19-timetable.pdf.

We are closely monitoring our passenger numbers daily to ensure passenger demand is met, and our service frequency can be altered accordingly. 

Concessionary passes are valid for 24 hour use up until Friday 30th April 2021. This is to aid those who have early morning and late evening vaccination appointments. 

We are encouraging passengers to pay via contactless payment where possible. This is to reduce the amount of cash handling done between our driving team and passengers. Cash is accepted on board when necessary.

It is a mandatory requirement to wear a face covering on all forms of public transport. We kindly ask all passengers wishing to use our Air Decker service to board our vehicles with your face coverings on, and to keep these on for the entire length of your journey.

Yellow signs are allocated to specific seats on both the upper deck and lower deck. These are in place to encourage passengers to keep at a safe distance whilst using our service. We ask all passengers to please leave all seats with a yellow sign on clear at all times.

Service Update – 12th April 2021

At present, we are continuing to operate on a reduced service frequency which is an hourly service as per our covid-19 timetable. Detailed timings can be found at https://www.airdecker.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Covid-19-timetable.pdf.

We are closely monitoring our passenger numbers daily to ensure demand is met, and our service frequency can be altered accordingly. We will update our website and social media pages when changes are made. 

Concessionary passes are valid for 24 hour use up until Friday 30th April 2021. This is to aid those with early morning and late evening vaccination appointments. 

Passengers, we kindly advise that you pay via contactless payment where possible, this is to reduce the amount of cash handling done between our driving team and our passengers. Cash is accepted on board when necessary. 

Face coverings are a mandatory requirement on all forms of public transport, this includes our Air Decker service. We kindly ask all passengers wishing to use our service to board our vehicles with your face coverings on, and keep these on for the entire length of your journey.

Social distancing measures have been implemented on all our vehicles. We have yellow seats signs stating “social distancing measures in place. Please keep this seat clear” allocated to specific seats on both the upper deck and lower deck. We have implemented these signs to encourage our passengers to keep at a safe distance whilst using our service. We ask all passengers to keep all seats with a sign on clear at all times.

For more on what social distancing measures we have applied, please watch our short video here.

Service Update-11th April 2021

Due to unforeseen roadworks, Bristol Airport to Bath direction, we are unable to turn right at West Town Lane on to Bath Road. Therefore the A4 service will be diverted via:

West Town Lane, Hungerford Road and Stockwood Road

We are unable to serve the following stops:

Callington Road, West Town Lane Shops, Flowers Hill and Emery Road

We will then resume normal route. 

Travel from Bath to Bristol Airport will operate as normal. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. 

Service Update – 5th April 2021

We are continuing to operate an hourly service as per our covid-19 timetable. Detailed timings can be found here. We are closely monitoring our passenger numbers daily to ensure demand is met, and our service frequency can be altered accordingly.

Reminder: from 5th – 8th April Avon Street will be closed due to work taking place. Our Air Decker service from Bath to the Airport will be unable to serve stops on Corn St and Avon St for this duration. Please can passengers board our vehicles at the next closest stop which is Westgate Buildings.

Concessionary passes are valid for 24 hour use up until Friday 30th April 2021. This is to aid those with early morning and late evening vaccination appointments.

Please can passengers pay via contactless payment where possible, this is to reduce the amount of cash handling done between our driving team and passengers. Cash is accepted on board when necessary.

It is a mandatory requirement to wear a face covering on all forms of public transport, this includes our Air Decker vehicles. We kindly ask all passengers to board our vehicles with your face coverings on, and to keep these on for the duration of your journey. To aid this guideline we have temporarily suspended the consumption of food on all our vehicles.

Yellow seats signs stating ‘Social distancing in place. Please keep this seat clear’ are allocated o specific seats on both the upper deck and lower deck of our vehicles. These signs are in place to encourage passengers to keep at a safe distance whilst using our service. We kindly ask all passengers to keep all seats with a sign on clear.

Service Update : 5th – 8th April 2021

From the 5th April through to the 8th April 2021, Avon Street will be closed due to roadworks taking place. Unfortunately this means our Air Decker service from Bath to the Airport will no be able to serve Corn St and Avon St stops. Please can all passengers wishing to use our service who normally board at these 2 stops board at the next nearest stop which is Westgate Buildings.

Apologies for any inconveniences this may cause.