Meinfernbus and Flixbus – Stroke of Luck remote bus – Süddeutsche.de

Meinfernbus and Flixbus – Stroke of Luck remote bus – Süddeutsche.de

Three quarters of the market, the merged entity Meinfernbus and Flixbus control. This will not reduce prices, at least. But there are good reasons why remote bus passengers can look forward anyway.

Comment by Daniela Kuhr, Berlin

For a long time knew the German Remote most buses from abroad. While it was common for example in the US for decades, to take a Greyhound across the country, protected in Germany until recently a law passed in 1931, the German railway from competition on the road. Until the black-yellow coalition in Berlin finally realized that no longer fits into the time – and the Fernbusmarkt released in 2013

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was overdue.. This is evident from the fact how fast the new offer was accepted. In the first year already eight million passengers sat in a remote bus. For the past year, experts estimate that there were already up to 20 million passengers. Apparently, people had been waiting to finally have a competition to train and airplane that is not only environmentally friendly but also has an unbeatable advantage: it is ridiculously cheap. With a little luck you can now travel all over for less than ten euro by Germany.

Meinfernbus and Flixbus Green, better, more expensive

20 million passengers want to promote Meinfernbus and Flixbus together in the future and also control many more cities. Customers can expect a better offer – but presumably also with higher prices. Analysis

However, these prices have a downside: Money can not earn it. And so has been almost none of the nearly 30 remote bus suppliers that are active in the market now, will make profits. The remote bus pioneer DeinBus had to file for bankruptcy even, and the ADAC has also adopted already out of business. It is therefore good news that now want to join together the two largest players in the industry, and Meinfernbus Flixbus, and are supported by a financially strong investor. Because only large companies with sufficient capital base will be able to survive in this extremely tough price competition for customers.

concerns of consumer protection, which requires that competition could be held back by unfounded. While it is true that the two companies together cover 75 percent of the market. But there since the liberalization virtually no more barriers to entry and virtually every medium-sized bus operators can offer a remote bus tomorrow, competitive pressure is still large enough. Especially at any time offer several booking portals on the Internet with an overview of which company offers which route at best.

The fusion of Meinfernbus and Flixbus was necessary, it strengthens the new market

For consumers is the new market anyway a blessing. For many people, it is now possible thanks to the 250 new lines, to travel regularly. In addition to passengers with little money, they also include travelers who are traveling with kids and lots of luggage, or infirm who are grateful for the many new direct that finally there thanks to the long distance buses. At the same time also the offer of rail transport improved. Again and again, cheap tickets soon and free wireless internet for all – without the new competition on the road, it would never have occurred to

But mobility is one of the basic needs of the people.. And therefore the release of the Fernbusmarkts is – was not only for the economy, but especially for the consumer a huge success

– despite all the initial difficulties with which the providers have to fight.