No 666 to Hel: Polish bus route drops ‘devil’s number’ after Christian protests

Operator announces route to town of Hel has been redesignated as No 669 – a change that has prompted public outcry

There will be no more going to Hel on bus 666.

The bus to the town of Hel on Poland’s Baltic coast has long been popular with tourists. But some Christian conservatives have protested against using a number signifying the devil for a bus leading to a place that sounds like the word “hell” in English.