Competition in Long-Distance Transport: Monopoly Commission Strengthens Italo Plans
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The Monopoly Commission supports the plans of the Federal Network Agency for more competition in rail transport. Minister of Transport Schnieder warns of long-distance transport, which only concentrates on lucrative routes.
The Deutsche Bahn is still on the long ICE routes in Germany quasi-monopolist. But now there is to be competition. Is this possible at all? And what does this mean for travellers?
Long-distance rail transport is dominated by the ICE and Intercity. The Minister of Transport expects more competition to benefit customers - but also sees a risk.From the perspective of Federal Minister of Transport Patrick Schnieder, more competition for long-distance trains in Germany is basically a good thing for passengers - however, new companies should not only catch lucrative routes and neglect the connection of entire regions. "In princ…
"The German railway market is becoming increasingly interesting for competitors such as Flixtrain and Italo," says Matthias Kurzeck, VCD chairman. "That's good. The current legal framework must be used in such a way that the competition benefits customers and the overall offer really gets better. "To ensure this, the VCD demands:A cycle traffic (every second hour, always at the same departure minute) must cover passengers' needs and therefore ru…
Long-distance rail transport is dominated by the ICE and Intercity. The Transport Minister expects more competition to bring benefits to customers - but also sees a risk.
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