I had d chance to travel by airavat volvo bus from bangalore to belgaum twice very recently.once I boarded the bangalore -pune and the second time around boarded the bangalore -mumbai.to start with, on both the occasions the bus was in a real good condition and the staff were very cordial and warm in their approach.
I am really passionate about driving and always like to keep a watch on how they are able to maneuver such beasts like buses on the roads.
the drivers are real experts and drive with great skill and caution.the bus was just gliding with the winds on both the occassions.and I reached my hometown belgaum well before time.the bus condition was top notch and ac was working very fine and cabin was very quiet.so quiet that v cud hear the drivers speak to each other on the highway.
on the flip side, they need to provide footrest and also better leg space by deleting the last two rows of seats as it wud make the journey more pleasant.overall I wud say the bus service was far far better than the private bus operators pai, pvg, vrl to name a few.