"Fare Dodgers" Remain Rare in Vienna's Public Transport

Around 96.6 percent of the checked public transport users, on the other hand, were able to present a valid ticket. The up to 100 inspectors, traveling daily in civilian clothes in teams of two or three, checked around 3.5 million passengers, according to Wiener Linien on Thursday.

Passengers without tickets in Vienna's public transport remain a rare exception

In total, around 873 million passengers were transported in the public transport network last year. Vienna's "largest carpool" is thus "still very honest". For comparison: In the Berlin area, according to Wiener Linien, 3.3 percent of passengers were documented without a valid ticket last year. In Paris, it was around eight percent.

The creativity of excuses remains unchanged. From "My phone battery is dead" to "My dog ate my ticket," the inspectors have heard it all. Employees must be able to deal with incomprehension and "in rare cases" aggression. Prevention and de-escalation are integral parts of the training, it was emphasized.

(APA/Red)

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