1999 headquarters dublin routes 6 destinations dublin airport cork dublin leopardstown greystones belfast killiney hubs cork belfast dublin fleet 66 managing director allen parker website www.aircoach.ie www.goaircoach.co.uk aircoach is an ireland based subsidiary company of firstgroup . it provides airport express coach services from cork belfast greystones bray south dublin and dublin city centre to dublin airport . it also operates contracted bus services for airport car parks 1 2 and other private hire contracts in the dublin area . contents 1 history 2 past services 3 fleet 4 aircoach in england 5 see also 6 references 7 external links history edit setra 315 in belfast in march 2009 aircoach was formed in 1999 by john o sullivan a former bus ireann employee . o sullivan sold 90 % of the company to firstgroup in 2003 for 15 million 3 before selling the remaining 10 % for 1.5 million to firstgroup in 2005 . the company was awarded the overall logistics and transport excellence award in addition to the safety award at the 2011 irish logistics and transport awards . 4 the company was also successful in the 2014 fleet bus and coach awards being named the inter city coach operator of the year as well as being handed an award for investment in innovation . 5 in addition to its scheduled services aircoach also operates shuttle bus services at dublin airport along with contract services and is the official coach supplier to the leinster rugby team . 6 past services edit the first aircoach route ballsbridge to dublin airport was suspended after 14 years of operation in april 2013 . many of the stops on this service continue to be served by the leopardstown route with the stops unique to this service being amalgamated into the greystones route . a service from ballinteer to dublin airport ran from april 2011 until december 2012 whilst the company also previously ran stopping commuter services to belfast 2004 2010 cork 2004 2012 and portlaoise 2004 2006 to from dublin city and dublin airport . the phoenix park shuttle ran from may 2008 until january 2010 using east lancs myllennium buses which were powered by lpg . fleet edit the company operates a fleet of 52 coaches to operate its scheduled services and 14 buses including a number of articulated vehicles to operate the car park shuttle services at dublin airport . all coaches operated by aircoach offer a core specification of leather seating climate control air conditioning reading lights foot rests free wifi seatbelts wheelchair access and cctv . the company took delivery of 28 volvo b11r plaxton panther 3 coaches during 2014 2016 all 28 coaches feature plug and usb charging sockets in addition to the aircoach core specification . the coaches are a mixture of 49 seaters with toilets or 53 seaters without toilets . aircoach also operates a fleet of 19 jonckheere shv volvo b12b tri axles built in 2008 9 four 2006 scania caetano levantes and a 2005 setra s315gt hd . the dublin airport car park shuttle uses 11 2008 9 articulated mercedes benz citaro buses with a 2013 wright streetlite a 2006 wright eclipse bodied volvo b7rle and a 2002 mercedes benz citaro rigid used on staff shuttle duty . aircoach in england edit in august 2008 first essex launched stansted aircoach x30 a service between southend chelmsford and stansted airport . 7 see also edit list of bus operators of the united kingdom references edit bus transport routes to dublin airport . aircoach . archived from the original on 24 april 2008 . retrieved 20 may 2008 . aircoach . firstgroup . retrieved 20 may 2008 . aircoach announces 15m euro deal . aircoach . retrieved 7 november 2003 . the irish logistics & transport awards 2011 . chartered institute of logistics & transport ireland . retrieved 17 april 2011 . winners all at the fleet bus & coach awards 2014 . fleet transport . retrieved 29 october 2013 . aircoach proud supporters of leinster rugby . aircoach . retrieved 29 june 2009 . airport services first in essex . 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