The nine-euro ticket is intended to relieve citizens and make the use of public transport more attractive.
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Berlin What’s next after the nine-euro ticket? The Association of German Transport Companies (VDV) spoke out in favor of a permanent 69-euro ticket for local public transport.
“Based on the premise that the public transport tariffs of the transport associations will continue to be attractive for the majority of passengers, we propose a public transport system that is valid nationwide, especially for those who have proven to be a relevant target group in market research – drivers who are willing to pay climate ticket for 69 euros per month as a single 2nd class travel entitlement,” said Oliver Wolff, VDV General Manager, in the evening. The “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” had previously reported.
Unlike the nine-euro ticket, the 69-euro ticket would not automatically apply to subscribers, it said. Rather, passengers would have to weigh up which subscription suits them best.
“The industry is able to offer such a climate ticket from September 1st,” Wolff said. “However, we needed the corresponding order from politicians very quickly for this.” In a further step, other desirable variants for public transport could then be prepared for the coming year.
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Wolff put the costs for such an offer at around two billion euros per year. For the current year, these costs could still be financed through the rescue package for transport companies negotiated with politicians. “A new regulation is then needed for the new year.”
With the nine-euro ticket, passengers can still use public transport throughout Germany for nine euros a month until the end of August. The three-month campaign was intended to relieve the burden on citizens on the one hand, and on the other hand to make switching to buses and trains more attractive. The demand for the special ticket was great. Politicians and the industry are now discussing possible offers for the time afterwards.
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