Ile-de-France Mobilités announced this Wednesday that the increase in the metro ticket to 4 euros covered the additional cost of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Ile-de-France transport.
The prices specific to the Olympic Games in Ile-de-France transport, including the ticket at 4 euros instead of 2.15 euros, covered the additional cost induced by the increase in supply during the Olympics, Ile indicated this Wednesday, December 4 -de-France Mobilités (IDFM).
The temporary introduction of the 4-euro ticket between July 20 and September 8 and the Paris 2024 Package pass generated “approximately” 270 million euros in additional revenue for IDFM, according to its general director Laurent Probst.
“The bulk of the revenue is the 4 euro tickets”, when “the Olympic packages did not bring in that much”, detailed Laurent Probst.
“According to the latest estimate”, the contracts concluded for the Olympic period between the regional transport authority and the operators should cost IDFM “maximum” 265 million euros, according to the general director.
+30% attendance
The RATP and SNCF have in fact increased their metro and train offering by 15% on average compared to a usual summer to transport spectators to the various competition sites. The 2024 Olympic Games were the first to be 100% served by public transport.
The final envelope should be reduced a little because IDFM “has not yet finished negotiating” the sums paid, in particular with the bus operators Keolis and Transdev, in particular responsible for the transport of athletes and accredited people.
Between the end of July and the beginning of September, ridership increased by 30% on regional public transport, and “the Ile-de-France residents were there”, as numerous to validate their titles as in a normal summer, added the general director of IDFM.
“A chance for recruitment”
For him, “the Olympic Games were an opportunity for the recruitment of transport operators, whether RATP, SNCF, or bus operators, because they were forced to recruit massively” and the event ” has sparked enthusiasm in businesses.
The RATP and SNCF have in fact launched ambitious recruitment campaigns ahead of the Olympics to be ready for the deadline, while staffing problems have disrupted the RATP network in 2022 and 2023.
With these recruitments coupled with an increase in salaries “for two years”, the holding of the Olympics has “resolved a lot of problems”, estimated Laurent Probst.
