Luxury coach operator Greyhound and its semi-luxury division, Citiliner, return to South African roads on 13 April, just as the busy Easter holiday weekend and travel peak kick-off.
In February last year, the bus operator completed its last trips across South African after transporting millions for almost four decades when its previous owners, Unitrans, sold it following declining revenue in recent years.
The Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions on travel weighed on the business further, forcing them to cease operations.
Now South Africa’s favourite bus coach operators are back, and services were unveiled this week in the east of Johannesburg.
Speaking to Business Insider South Africa, Leslie Matthews, Greyhound Coach Line’s spokesperson, said the company did not need to change the services that loyal customers have come to know and love, other than enhancing operations, such as adding on new routes.
“It’s not going to be vastly different because the previous service was a premium service with incredibly loyal customers, and it was a much-loved brand,’ Leslie Matthews said.
The company operates two services, a semi-luxury line, Citiliner, and an ultra-premium one, the Dreamliner.
Its semi-luxury bus is a single-decker with 52 reclining memory foam seats with two on either side of the bus.
It also has onboard entertainment and individual air vents, reading lights, and audio jacks. The buses also offer wi-fi on board and cellphone charging outlets.
Greyhound’s Dreamliner buses offer a more premium service with more ample space and larger, adjustable memory foam seats.
The top deck has 48 seats with leg rests and greater legroom space than the Citiliner. There are 12 business class seats on the deck below with even more room for leg resting and coffee stations. The seats also have bigger swing tray tables.
Much like the Citiliner, there are individual air vents, and reading lights with additional bus attendant call buttons that are not available in the Citiliner. They also have USB ports underneath the overhead storage compartments and plugs beneath the seats. The sides of the chairs have charging points and electrical outlets for entertainment onboard.
The onboard restrooms are also slightly bigger than those in the Citiliners and have more features such as additional hand towel compartments.
Source: https://www.businessinsider.co.za/a-look-inside-greyhound
