PARIS, Nov 28 (Reuters) – Ticket prices on the Paris metro will almost double during the 2024 Olympics, the French capital’s president said on Tuesday, protecting residents with passes from temporary price increases. It added that visitors would be charged a “reasonable fee”.
Last week, the mayor of Paris warned that public transport services provided by local authorities would be inadequate during the event. The Olympic Games will be held from July 26th to August 11th, and the Paralympic Games will be held from August 28th to September 8th.
“During the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Ile-de-France region will significantly increase its transport provision. It is out of the question for residents to help pay for this,” the region’s president, Valérie Pécresse, said on social media. mentioned in the media.
“We are planning to create a new pass, the Paris 2024 Pass, which will allow tourists to travel throughout the Ile-de-France region. It will cost 16 euros per day and up to 70 euros per week. It’s a trade show. It’s a price,” Pécresse said in the video.
He said that from July 20 to September 8, the cost of a one-way metro ticket will be 4 euros ($4.38), and residents in the area with regular monthly or annual passes will not be affected. He added that he would not accept it.
A monthly pass normally costs 84.10 euros, but a single trip currently costs 2.10 euros.
Last week, the mayor of Paris criticized Pécresse, saying the French capital was unprepared in terms of transportation.
Transport Minister Clement Beaune backed Pécresse on Tuesday, saying Paris was “ready,” adding: “It is important that Parisians remain unchanged during the Games.”
Pécresse said it was important that residents of the Paris area were saved.
“Fares will go up so that the Olympics can be accessed 100% by public transport,” he told reporters at a test drive of the future Line 15 metro line on Tuesday.
“Public services have costs and it’s a lie to pretend otherwise. If it’s not the visitors who pay, it’s the taxpayers.”
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Report by Julien Pretot and Lucien Libert.Editing: Alexander Smith and Pritha Sarkar
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