Michigan Flyer adds 8th daily trip to Detroit airport, special trip for Oct. 15 MSU vs. U-M game
Michigan Flyer will start making eight daily trips between East Lansing, Jackson, Ann Arbor and Detroit Metropolitan Airport, according to a news release.
“With more frequent trips, and shorter waiting times between them, we can provide more seamless connections for mid-Michigan air travelers and commuters,” said Ody Norkin, vice president of Michigan Flyer, in a release.
Michigan Flyer is an airport and inter-city motor coach service of Indian Trails.
Round-trip prices to the Detroit airport will remain the same― $50 from East Lansing, $45 from Jackson, $30 from Ann Arbor ― for one passenger purchasing an advance ticket online. Discounts are available for two or more passengers traveling together, according to Michigan Flyer. One-way tickets from East Lansing or Jackson to Ann Arbor also will be unchanged at $15, if purchased in advance online. Parking is available for $2 a day at all three locations.
As of Monday, eastbound departures from the Sheraton Ann Arbor Hotel, 3200 Boardwalk Drive, will be at 4:55 a.m., 6:30 a.m., 8:00 a.m., 9:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:35 p.m.
For football fans making the trek to East Lansing, Michigan Flyer also has planned a special return trip Oct. 15 following the MSU vs. U-M game.
The special return trip will leave from the East Lansing Marriott, 300 M.A.C. Avenue, in East Lansing, at 11 p.m. and arrive at the Michigan Union, 530 S. State St., in Ann Arbor, around midnight, with a second drop-off minutes later at the Ann Arbor Sheraton, according to Michigan Flyer. Tickets are $15 each direction, or $30 round trip.
See http://michiganflyer.com/ for more details.
Comments
SalineGuy
Sun, Oct 2, 2011 : 4:35 a.m.
Decades? More like 6 or 7 years.
Tom Whitaker
Sun, Oct 2, 2011 : 2:22 p.m.
You are correct. Indian Trails only got into the airport shuttle business in 2006, but other companies have run buses and vans to the airport from the Michigan Union and area hotels for decades. The point remains that "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Tom Whitaker
Sat, Oct 1, 2011 : 3:01 p.m.
The Michigan Flyer has provided an inexpensive and convenient shuttle service to Metro for decades. Other services of various price ranges also exist and serve the Ann Arbor demand quite well. So why does AATA want to use taxpayer dollars to fund a government-run shuttle to compete with the private sector?