Shuttles providing transportation to and from Florida football games will have a new look this year when private bus company Fabulous Coach Lines takes over for the federally funded Gator Aider.
The new service will be called Navigator, said Ray Land, owner of the Branford-based company.
Unlike Gator Aider's city buses, which were the same buses used by Gainesville's Regional Transit System, Land said his luxury coaches will have restrooms, flat-screen televisions, storage space and leather seats.
Single-game passes will be $10, up from the previous $8. A year-long, home-game pass will be $60, up from $40 last year. Students with valid IDs and children shorter than the fare box will ride free.
"Our coaches will be better than what people are used to for only a small increase in price," he said.
Land is also planning on providing service to away games, bowl games, Gator Growl and the SEC Championship, if the Gators qualify.
RTS buses did not provide transport to away games, and RTS Gator Growl passes were $6 each, according to Chip Skinner, RTS marketing and communications supervisor.
Home-game transportation will have five different hubs: the Oaks Mall, the Southwest Downtown Parking Garage, the Hilton UF Conference Center, the Village Center in Haile Plantation and Tioga Town Center.
