A single bus snakes through the empty streets of Manchester on
Christmas Day,ferrying passengers between the airport and the city centre.
The number 43, the only bus running in the region, makes its usual trip along the Wilmslow Road corridor. It's the busiest bus route in Europe, but it falls silent on this one day of the year.
Adam Kinsella, from
Wythenshawe, is one of only four
Stagecoach drivers making the rounds to pick up holidaymakers and partygoers who would otherwise be stranded.
And the 34-year-old, who worked as an infantry soldier before becoming a driver six years ago, says he's fine working the shift as his kids are with their mum for the day.
"I don't mind working Christmas Day because truthfully, I've got nothing better to do. I'm not gonna see my kids and I've only got my mum and dad here. I've not been with the boys' mum for several years. (Christmas) is only ever really about the kids," he says.