I actually do think Flair had an impact on Greyhound. If a bus of 45 people had 15 people travelling on say Edmonton-Vancouver (and there are people that hate flying) with the rest being small town folks, losing the 15 people when other use is also declining could have been the straw that broke the camels back.
Just bought a Flair tkt YEG-YVR return for $108 incl taxes for a weekend. Won't need to bring anything other than my personal item
Wish the schedules were a bit better as having a 7am and an 11 am and nothing later is a bit inconvenient. Happy to support the competition (Swoop is not competition)