Manchester Airport Group (MAG) has added four Optare Tempos to its fleet, one of which has three passenger doors, the others two, to speed up boarding and alighting.
They will be mainly be used for airport staff transfers on external and internal airport roads.
The Euro 5, 12.5m Tempos seat 43 (two doors) or 29 (three doors) and all have luggage racks and air conditioning.
Says MAG Head of Customer Transport Hardik Modha: “We were very impressed with the flexibility that Optare were able to provide with regards to the seat layout and racking designs, and the quality of the communication with me and my team.”
Tim Matthews, Head of Sales at Optare, says: “I’m delighted to be supplying these new vehicles to Manchester Airport and continue our relationship with the team there.
“The Tempo has proved very successful at Sydney Airport so am pleased to see the vehicle is also ticking all the boxes for the same application in the UK.”