SkyBus gone up again [Up to $24.60 one way]

[PERLHR]

It's the downside of privatised airports, as guarantee the airport will charge the government a fee to drop passengers off there.

Most airports in Europe are privatised. It's competitive practices that helps to keep some with lower prices.

 

[AIRwin]

Now a competitive company doing the same run would make a big difference.

Skybus has the exclusive rights?

 

[PERLHR]

Skybus has the exclusive rights?

I believe it's a contract between the Victorian Govt and Arnold Bloch Leibler who acted in the negotiation on behalf of Skybus. I suggest yes..exclusive rights.although for how long I'm not sure.

 

[skinpete]

And it's owned by a Canadian Super Fund. The State Govt, can't organise a train and can't even run a bus. At $25, you'd reckon they could run it and put the profits towards a train.
None of the alternatives are that compelling. I normally drive but would love to take a train if it existed. The train should have been built in the 70s up the centre of the freeway. Now it's too expensive and may never get done...Sad!

 

[skinpete]

Would it be worth setting up a carpooling through this website. Maybe a What's App FF group?

 

[jrfsp]

And it's owned by a Canadian Super Fund. The State Govt, can't organise a train and can't even run a bus. At $25, you'd reckon they could run it and put the profits towards a train.
None of the alternatives are that compelling. I normally drive but would love to take a train if it existed. The train should have been built in the 70s up the centre of the freeway. Now it's too expensive and may never get done...Sad!

Completely agree however a big part of it is Australians need to get away from their love of cars and single story houses in the burbs, while our cities have such low density public transport will never function that well, can’t have your cake and eat it too. PER and BNE have rail links yet vast majority of locals still drive - can’t see MEL being that different, SYD has better patronage due its traffic, geography and foreign visitors who are used to public transport