Dublin Commuter 07 wrote:
It depends how it's handled at the end of the day as long as people friendly advise them that they can pay 2.20 for a stopping service, or 6 euro for an express I see no problem with them informing them this.

But they should leave this decision to the passengers themselves and not try and force them in a particular direction, and say that the airlink is the only way into the city centre like I've heard some say before - thats just plain wrong, as is spreading malicious rumours about competitors, have no problem with them advising people of services, as long as it's done in the right way, with the right ethics rather than trying to mislead customers by making intentionally wrong statements.


That's the way a lot of international airports work - tourists are directed towards premium bus services which are faster, have space for luggage and have drivers who can issue change (I think the 747 drivers still can?). It's for good reason too - encouraging tourists to use the 16a/41 just means more delays as people who won't have bus tickets have to drag their luggage on-board, ask the driver if he's going where they want to go, ask him how much it is, count their change (in a currency they're probably not familiar with), drag their luggage further down the bus, stand by their luggage getting in the way of other passengers and then stand beside the driver for a big portion of their trip in case they miss their stop. Does that sound like an effective way to run a city bus service to you? Would you say the same if you lived on the 16a/41 route and depended on it as your local bus service? Go to Stockholm sometime and see if you can find the local bus alternative to their €40(!) train to the city centre - you certainly won't get any help from the signs or the airport staff.