<![CDATA[That state owned railways trade body CER would not like the #PassengerPackage was to be expected]]>That state owned railways trade body CER would not like the was to be expected

That they'd be quite so incoherently critical was interesting and worrying too

Time for a course correction, as I explain here 👇
https://jonworth.eu/state-railways-whats-wrong-cers-perplexing-response-to-the-european-commissions-passenger-package/

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116574009108392870https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116574009108392870Thu, 14 May 2026 17:03:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That state owned railways trade body CER would not like the #PassengerPackage was to be expected on Thu, 14 May 2026 17:00:27 GMT]]>@jon If DB and ÖBB interface with SABRE for ticketing that would be amazing, especially if they manage automatic rebooking when flights or trains get cancelled or delayed.

Sadly for me I would need SCNF to interface with the airline ticketing system, but I guess I can watch other countries get this and count it as progress. 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://weatherishappening.network/users/wordshaper/statuses/116573996824086403https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://weatherishappening.network/users/wordshaper/statuses/116573996824086403Thu, 14 May 2026 17:00:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That state owned railways trade body CER would not like the #PassengerPackage was to be expected on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:55:15 GMT]]>@wordshaper The ones with the right attitude, like DB and ÖBB, will offer rail-air solutions. The bad ones won't.

And yes, this is an extension of the "our trains are already full, why should we fix anything" argument. RUN MORE TRAINS THEN!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116573976390376779https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://gruene.social/users/jon/statuses/116573976390376779Thu, 14 May 2026 16:55:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That state owned railways trade body CER would not like the #PassengerPackage was to be expected on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:53:46 GMT]]>@jon Reading that, it sounds like the *substance* of the CER's arguments are "we don't want to change" and "we don't want to do any work", while the *quality* of the argument is "we are actually kind of bad at our jobs, including and especially the part that requires coherent thought".

I suspect I shouldn't expect combined rail/flight ticketing any time soon...

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://weatherishappening.network/users/wordshaper/statuses/116573970517745515https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://weatherishappening.network/users/wordshaper/statuses/116573970517745515Thu, 14 May 2026 16:53:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to That state owned railways trade body CER would not like the #PassengerPackage was to be expected on Thu, 14 May 2026 16:23:16 GMT]]>@jon One could even threaten CER that selling tickets is not core to a train operating business therefore selling tickets should be independent 😂

(Not seriously arguing this)

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