National Express
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| Stock price | NEX |
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| Headquarters | Birmingham |
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| Ceo | Dean Finch |
| Revenue | 2. 45 billion GBP (2018) |
| Number of employees | 45,000 (2018) |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Subsidiaries | National Express Coaches |
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| ID | 1646462 |
About National Express
National Express is a multinational public transport company headquartered in Birmingham, England. It operates bus, coach, train and tram services in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Germany, Bahrain and Morocco and long-distance coach services across Europe.
Train strikes prompt sports fans to set off by bus
... John Boughton, commercial director at National Express, said: " On a normal strike day we d expect to see at least 80% more passengers travelling on our network than on an equivalent non-strike day...
Train strikes: Passengers face second day of industrial action
... However, National Express said it had responded to the planned rail strikes by adding 33 extra services to Liverpool to " help fans get to Eurovision"...
Eurovision 2023: What fans affected by train strikes travelling to Liverpool can do
... " National Express told BBC News: " Demand for coach travel to Liverpool during the Eurovision Song Contest is high and we re seeing an increase in both enquiries and bookings on our UK-wide scheduled network on and around the dates of the strikes...
More than 130 bus operators to offer £2 tickets
... National Express and Stagecoach will be among those to introduce the cap in England from 1 January to 31 March...
Queen Elizabeth II: First night trains for mourners set to depart
... With road closures in place on Monday, National Express coaches that would have started and finished at Victoria coach station will run from Wembley instead...
Train strikes: Why haven't they caused more disruption?
... A rise in bus use was recorded by National Express, which saw a " significant increase" in enquiries and bookings for strike dates...
Glastonbury Festival: Travel problems warning due to strikes
... National Express, the official coach partner of the festival, will carry more than 30,000 music fans to and from the site but a spokeswoman warned of congestion in the surrounding area...
Rail strikes and flight cancellations: Are UK travellers heading for a summer of misery?
... Chris Hardy, managing director of National Express, said the firm had seen an increase in enquiries and bookings during the days of the rail strikes...
Glastonbury Festival: Travel problems warning due to strikes
People heading to Glastonbury Festival are being warned about potential travel problems due to planned rail strikes.
The Somerset festival is finally celebrating its 50th year This Week after The coronavirus pandemic forced organisers to cancel twice.
More Than 200,000 people will travel to The Site which opens on Wednesday.
Members of The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Network Rail and 13 train operators.
Disruption is expected on non-strike days due to too few staff working - although many of The services to Castle Cary for The Festival are specially-run trains.
Great Western Railway, which operates The route between London Paddington and Castle Cary - The closest station to The Festival - has said it " plans to maintain timetabled trains" throughout The Course of The week.
The Firm added that some train times may be altered " and we will be in contact with customers who have already booked seats on board those trains".
National Express , The official coach partner of The Festival , will carry More Than 30,000 music fans to and from The Site but a spokeswoman warned of congestion in The surrounding area.
She Said there was a " significant increase" in both enquiries and bookings around The dates of The Strikes , " including on routes that provide travel to Glastonbury".
" We Are working hard to increase availability to meet additional demand where possible. Seats are selling fast, so The advice is to check services and book in advance, " added The spokeswoman.
She explained that The coach company was prepared to be busy but recommended that customers allow " plenty of time" when planning their journey.
The Glastonbury line-up includes new acts such as Arlo Parks , Doja Cat , Easy Life , Fontaines DC and Griff alongside more established names including Crowded House , Primal Scream and Supergrass.
Glastonbury 2022 takes place from 22 June to 26 June.
Source of news: bbc.com
