Public transport in Bremen: 15 percent of regular customers cancel subscriptions – news from Bremen

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It is difficult to determine the average revenue of a subscription customer, says BSAG spokesman Andreas Holling. The income is distributed to Bremen and Lower Saxony, depending on the ticket and tariff zone. More details can only be said with the annual financial statements for 2020, which VBN and BSAG are currently working on. The balance sheet should be published by the end of May. As a result of the pandemic, the deficit at BSAG could amount to more than 25 million euros, in the worst case to more than 30 million euros.

The BSAG is trying to win back the lost customers. “We are currently working on appropriate offers for this,” says Holling. For example, a ten-day ticket was introduced in and around Stuttgart. Those who work sometimes at home and sometimes in the office can use the tickets one by one. Deutsche Bahn has also introduced a ten-day ticket for local transport.

Since the end of April, the Federal Infection Protection Act has stipulated that a maximum of half of the regular permitted number of passengers should travel in local public transport. “We are generally below this standard in Bremen,” says Holling. He mentions the Northern Lights tram as an example. This has around 100 seats and 150 standing places. With 125 passengers, 50 percent load would be achieved. “However, we only calculate the number of seats, which means that we remain below the target value,” says Holling. If buses and trains are still full, the transport company adjusts and let more vehicles drive. That does not change anything in the subjective perception of some citizens.

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In the first lockdown in March and April 2020, the number of passengers dropped to 30 percent, says Holling. BSAG reacted to this. Initially, the timetable was adjusted – the frequency was reduced to that of the weekend days. Despite the lower number of passengers, BSAG has refrained from doing this again. The starting point is constantly changing: open or closed schools, “Click and Collect” offers, home office and, recently, the curfew. “We are trying to react as best as possible to the dynamic changes,” says the BSAG spokesman. Because the schools are allowed to reopen, this also has an impact on the volume of public transport vehicles. “We’ll take a closer look at that,” says Holling. The same goes for the night lines. For now, the lines should continue to operate normally despite the curfew. The transport company in Hanover will suspend night traffic on weekends until May 9th.

According to Transport Senator Maike Schaefer (Greens), transport companies in Germany recorded losses of around 3.3 billion euros last year. So far, the federal and state governments have pledged five billion euros in support. The federal states have called for the “rescue package” to be extended and increased by one billion euros.

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