Berlin (dpa -AfX) – The federal government as the owner of the railway looks like the planned for family reservations in the long -distance trains as an entrepreneurial decision, but also reveals doubts about it. The decision falls into the rail operational business, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Transport in Berlin. “Nevertheless, you can question whether it is currently the right signal.” Nevertheless, it remains the task of the railway to shape their collective bargaining policy itself.
The federal group has announced that families from this Sunday can no longer reserve any number of seats for themselves and children at a flat rate. Instead, all travelers have to
– also children – pay for a reservation. In addition, becomes
The price for a reservation in second class by 30 cents more expensive and is then 5.50 euros per place. In the first class, the fixed place then costs 6.90 euros instead of 6.50 euros.
Ministry: Railway still very child -friendly
Against the plans has also become criticism from the coalition factions of the Union and the SPD. The train had recently declared that they wanted to hold on to the protests. The ministry spokesman emphasized that despite all criticism of the loss of family reservations, it should not be forgotten that the railway remains “a very child -friendly mode of transport”. So all children up to 14 years of age could be taken with them free of charge ./sam/hoe/dp/jha