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500 Glasgow Airport Express

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500
Overview
OperatorFirst Glasgow
StatusOperating
Began serviceJanuary 2011
Route
StartBuchanan bus station
EndGlasgow Airport

Route 500, or Glasgow Airport Express is a bus route in Glasgow that operates between the city centre and Glasgow Airport.

History

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The service was originally known as Glasgow Shuttle and was introduced January 2011. A new fleet of ten Alexander Dennis Enviro200 MMC single-decker buses entered service on the route on 21 July 2016.[1][2]

On 14 April 2019, ten new Alexander Dennis Enviro400 City double-decker buses entered service on the route.[3][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "£2 million Glasgow Airport Express bus fleet takes off". First Glasgow. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ "First Glasgow makes £2m investment in Airport Express service". CBW. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ "First Glasgow launches new state-of-the-art buses on airport service". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ Dougall, Emily (30 April 2019). "Take-off for Glasgow Airport fleet renewal". CBW. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  5. ^ "New luxury Glasgow Airport buses include wireless charging points and 4G Wifi". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 1 May 2022.