The schedule is set: A successor to the 9-euro ticket should be on its feet at the beginning of 2023, according to Transport Minister Wissing. The Flixbus boss has now also joined the ongoing debate and made a surprising proposal. One of the biggest criticisms of the old 9-euro ticket would thus be eliminated.
According to the federal government, the successor to the 9-euro ticket should cost between 49 euros and 69 euros – a lot of money, especially for Hartz IV recipients, low earners and other socially disadvantaged people. If it is up to Flixbus boss André Schwämmlein, the higher price could at least be opposed by a drilled offer.
Flixbus boss demands: long-distance buses must be part of a 9-euro ticket successor
In a possible Successor to the 9-euro ticket, the national long-distance bus service should also be integrated, so Flixbus in a message (source: Flixbus). Because straight people in rural areaswhere direct connections to large cities are often lacking been excluded from the original €9 ticket. A similar criticism came from Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner, who even described the 9-euro ticket as “unfair” to people in the countryside.
“In rural areas, people depend on long-distance buses if they want to leave their cars behind. If a future ‘climate ticket’ is to be complete and available to everyone, the following applies: it cannot be done without a long-distance bus. We are ready to relieve traffic,” says Flixbus CEO and company co-founder Schwämmlein. Discussions with politicians in the federal and state governments were currently underway.
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Some federal states are opposed
With Flixbus or without: whether there will even be a successor to the 9-euro ticket, now lies mainly with the countries. The federal government has pledged 1.5 billion euros for a nationwide valid ticket for local and regional transport. A similar amount would have to come from the federal states. So far, however, some have resisted. For example, Bavaria does not want to pay for a 9-euro ticket successor: “If the federal government wants it, the federal government must finance it,” said the Bavarian Ministry of Transport (source: BR).