The group has returned to profit. But he does not expect a 100% increase in traffic before mid-2024.
The pandemic will leave a deep mark on the RATP. In the networks it operates in the Paris region (metro, RER, trams, buses), attendance still peaks at 80% of its 2019 level. And the return of all passengers will take time. “We expect to return to pre-health crisis traffic around mid-2024 when the line extensions (11, 12, 14, etc.) will have been put into service.“says Catherine Guillouard, CEO of RATP.
However, the group begins to take their heads out of the water. And its main indicators are better oriented: after the 2020 financial year when the company posted a loss (134 million) for the first time in its history, it returned to profits (207 million) last year. And it achieved a turnover (5.9 billion) almost equivalent to that of 2019. A multifaceted restart: if the health crisis continued to affect frequentation in public transport, traffic has risen a little …
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