He International Olympic Committee (IOC) He declined to comment Thursday announced an increase in public transport prices in Paris during the 2024 gamewhich was decided by the regional authorities and which will double the cost of metro and bus tickets during the two-week competition.
The executive director for the Olympic Games (Olympic Games) of the IOC, Christophe Dubi, assured that “the fare policy” of public transport “is something that is decided by the local authorities.”
He noted, however, that two years ago it was agreed to review the promise previously made by the president of the organizing committee, Tony Estanguetthat those who bought tickets to the Game will have Guaranteed free transportation in the capital.
“Two years ago – he pointed out – we reviewed the tariff policy and the free service is no longer guaranteed.” The IOC director also emphasized that the public transport offer during the two weeks of the competition will be greatly expanded.
This is the same argument given by the president of the Paris region, Valerie Pecresseto justify the increase in ticket prices, from the current 2.10 euros to four between July 20 and September 8 of next year, on the occasion of the Olympic Games.
The Organizing Committee had planned to finance the extra cost associated with it free of charge with its funds, but then resigned to balance its accounts. The Ile-de-France region, for its part, refused to assume the burden arising from the increase in metro and bus services planned for the Games.
Dubi limited himself to ensuring that the transport plan presented by Paris is “solid and strict” both with regard to buses and roads, since the lanes are reserved for the accredited.
“We have reviewed the transport plan with the experts involved. Many need to be included in a specific plan, from IOC vehicles to public operators. “This is an extremely complex operation,” said the executive director.
In his opinion, this is a particularly sensitive issue in Paris because many of the competitions will take place in the city center, where a million spectators are expected to attend a day, which constitutes “a huge challenge in terms of transportation.” .
“But what they told us made us stronger. There are seven months left. Something needs to be done, but this is normal. The report they presented to us is very positive,” said Dubi, responding to the criticism of the city’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, considering that the State and the region are not doing their job and that transportation “is not will be. its ready.”
He also expressed confidence about security, despite rising world tensions after Hamas attacks against Israel on October 7 and the wave of bomb alerts registered in France.
“The analysis of experts who participated in the previous Games tells us that Bringing together different people involved in security issues in the French context is well done. And we saw it work well in the recent Rugby World Cup, which gives us guarantees,” he added.
Source: La Verdad
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