Criticism from the federal states: Wissing is said to be to blame for the delay in the Germany ticket

Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg have blamed Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) for the delay in introducing the 49-euro ticket.

Baden-Württemberg's Transport Minister Winfried Hermann (Greens) told the "Süddeutsche Zeitung": "It's not up to us countries that the 49-euro ticket is delayed."

The countries are ready, the transport associations too.

“We are surprised that the Federal Transport Minister is not making any progress with the preparations.

After all, he originally wanted to introduce the 49-euro ticket at the turn of the year.”

Bavaria's Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter (CSU) told the "Münchner Merkur": "Mr. Wissing often says that the Germany ticket should start soon, but he still owes a lot of answers." The federal government has not yet finally answered the questions of state aid law clarified by the EU Commission.

Ticket should not only come digitally

Bayern also rejects Wissing's plan to only offer the ticket digitally.

"Not everyone has a smartphone, that applies to the elderly as well as to small school children," Bernreiter (CSU) told the "Münchner Merkur".

He also demanded that the smaller companies in rural areas should also be able to make ends meet when the income from the ticket was shared.

Bremen's mobility senator Maike Schaefer had already warned on Saturday that the introduction of the nationwide public transport ticket planned for May 1st was in danger.

The Federal Ministry of Transport, on the other hand, recently stated that the states and transport companies responsible for public transport are primarily responsible for the implementation of the ticket.