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Old Jun 3, 2020 | 9:56 am
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Originally Posted by irishguy28
Indeed, but it is still rather suspicious that such a specific route and such a number of "flights" should suddenly appear online.

I find it hard to think that any new entrant is about to enter on this route - whether by private jet, bus, or train - so while I accept this was likely never intended for public consumption, I am also at a loss to understand why anything even remotely like this may have been conjured up for "private consumption". I just don't understand why anyone would have gone to the effort of creating these "phantom" flights in the first place, even if they never intended to have them end up for sale via some OTAs.

As far as I can tell, the international buses have not even yet gone back into service (though I did, from my apartment window in The Hague, catch sight of a rogue RegioJet bus passing last week or the week before) and I am really struggling to think that demand for traffic will be such that an hourly service will be required on this route as and from the next few days.

Is there anyone here who wants to be a guinea pig and book one of these tickets to see what happens?

I wonder if there are any other such "flights" offered by APG on other routes?
Just checked DUS-BRU, and our friend in the jet powered limousine is going that way, too.

You're right that this is very weird whether for public or private consumption (back-end suggested as far easier to make a fat fingered mistake or a command that got a little out of hand).

International coaches don't appear to be running (I saw a Flixbus here in Maastricht, but it was on NS rail replacement service), though international buses are running down here in the south (De Lijne and TEC are back.
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