The CEO of the National Transport Authority noted that Ireland is 'ahead of the pack internationally when it comes to the post-Covid recovery of public transport passenger numbers'.
That’s according to preliminary figures published by the National Transport Authority today.
However, last November, the latest month for which comparable data is available, Bus Eireann carried 3.5 million passengers.Dublin Bus also saw an increase on pre-pandemic levels, carrying 11.56 million passengers in November of last year, compared to 11.54 million in November 2019.Luas services meanwhile have seen a return to pre-pandemic demand; it carried 4.1 million passengers last November, the same number of passengers in November 2019.
Transport Minister Eamon Ryan said Ireland is “an outlier for all the right reasons when it comes to public transport” and that the “post-pandemic bounce-back makes Ireland a new leader in public transport provision and confidence”. Elsewhere, CEO of the National Transport Authority Anne Graham said the figures are “very encouraging”.
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