Deprived of tourists and employees now often teleworking, the RATP saw its clientele of travelers melt last year.
“We had 3.3 billion trips in 2019 to Île-de-France.
In 2020, we only had 1.9 billion.
It gives you an idea! ”
exclaims Catherine Guillouard, CEO of RATP.
The decrease was greater in the metro (- 50% of passengers) and the RER (-47%) than in the tram (- 35%) and in the bus (- 33%).
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When will the travelers return?
RATP leaders are trying to assess changes in behavior in the coming months, and in particular with regard to e-commerce and teleworking.
“Teleworking has clearly jumped, going from 1 or 2 days a week to 3 days a week on average,”
underlines Catherine Guillouard
.
The number of teleworkers has multiplied by 2.6.
The return to normal will be gradual, according to his estimates.
The group predicts that the drop in the number of travelers in its public transport could
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