Wall Street Journalのインスタグラム(wsj) - 7月23日 04時00分
Travelers tired of delays, lost luggage and long lines at the airport are turning to another mode they may never have considered before this summer: the bus.
More U.S. travelers are taking intercity bus trips of all kinds, from no-frills to deluxe options, data from national and regional bus companies show. Riding the bus is often much cheaper than taking a flight, and allows people to evade airport hassles. But trips can take far longer than advertised and disruptions can hit buses as surely as they hit planes.
Flix North America, owner of Greyhound and FlixBus, says ridership jumped 63% year-over-year for the Fourth of July weekend, and 70% over Memorial Day weekend. Greyhound is the largest intercity bus carrier in the U.S. By comparison, air travel rose 11% for July Fourth weekend and the same over Memorial Day, Transportation Security Administration data show.
Traveling by bus isn’t only a Plan B. More road warriors are choosing bus travel from the outset to avoid high fares and airport hassles, says Ramin Shabanpour, a civil engineering professor who studies travel behavior at the University of North Florida. Last summer’s airport snarls spurred travelers to consider buses, he says.
The bus industry could use good news. Since 2020, between 30% and 40% of small motor coach companies in the U.S. have vanished due to fewer travelers in the pandemic’s early days, according to Peter Pantuso, president of the American Bus Association.
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