price is high because, you are taking the bus for the whole day.
imagine the bus can be used for revenue service for the whole day,
how much can they take in? for example, you book from 8.30am to
11.30pm, they cant use the bus at all for any revenue service for
that particular day..
BC must check the bus and maybe drove out of the depot at around
7.30-7.45pm to reach AMK earlier.. Even if the trip to marina
barrage took 30 mins, then what can the BC do? Park the bus at
Marina barrage? or drove back to Punggol to start a new trip of 62,
then after this trip, off service back to Marina barrage to pick up
you and your friends to the second place? then the BC drove back to
Punggol again to start another one or two trip of 62?
then off service to go pick up you and your friend to ECP at
evening time?then back to Punggol? and then go to ECP again at 10pm
to pick up you? The cost of fuel going for so many off service
trips is high. i think even have to use 2 BCs and also, it wont be
possible for them to go replan the timetable/schedule just to slot
in a few trips here and there?
suggest that you go book with private operators on a per trip
basis. maybe with different operator. One trip from AMK to Marina
Barrage.. 2nd Trip from Marina barrage to the place u want...
Private operators are more flexible and rates is cheaper. their
buses are good and fast also.. no point chartering a SBST bus which
u can take everyday? so common....
if i really taking 997A, i think i will be chartering for 2 to 4
hours...