The

road has been rocky so far for Fayette County's

new shuttle bus service to Hartsfield Airport,

but owner Stuart Hoff said the business is

building.

Hoff

this week announced plans to start shuttle

service to Fort McPherson in addition to his

Peachtree City to Hartsfield line.

Phoenix

Star Transportation Service, which operates a van

shuttling workers to Hartsfield from Kedron

Shopping Center in Peachtree City, has postponed

the start of a Fayetteville shuttle, though.

"We've

put a hold on Fayetteville until we get Peachtree

City going," Hoff said this week.

The

Peachtree City line started slow, but now is

regularly transporting about 16 people, he said,

and soon will increase the size of its shuttle

van to handle the increased business. Eventually,

plans are to go to a full sized motor coach, he

added.

Nine

riders have asked for the service in

Fayetteville, said Hoff. "As soon as we get

five or six more, we'll start it," he added.

Officials

at Fort McPherson have now approved establishment

of the shuttle service, Hoff said, and

announcements will go up on bulletin boards with

a survey to be taken to determine interest.

Cost

to riders would be $3, and Hoff said he suggested

the fort establish payroll deductions for the

shuttle tickets, which would reduce the price by

30 percent, but so far that hasn't been approved.

"The

idea for the service actually came from Peachtree

City residents working at Fort McPherson,"

he said. "When they heard about our shuttle

service to Hartsfield for Delta and non-Delta,

they called me and suggested that I start the

service from Peachtree City."

Service

can start immediately, he said, "as soon as

20 riders call and make their reservation and buy

their ticket."

The

reservation number for Phoenix Star has changed

to 678-364-1155.

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