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This is the epilogue of a thorny issue.

Ten months after having voted to terminate the Rhônexpress contract binding it to Vinci for the service to Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport, Sytral, the TCL organizing authority, announced on Thursday that an agreement had been reached on the delicate subject of allowances.

Several weeks of discussions were necessary for the ecological president of Sytral and the Métropole de Lyon Bruno Bernard to find a solution acceptable to all parties.

"Sytral will pay 31.77 million euros: 29.87 million euros to the company Rhônexpress SAS and 1.9 million euros to Transdev Rail Rhône", specified the mixed union.

Prices will drop for some travelers

The decision to terminate the contract with Rhônexpress was made last year, in the midst of the municipal and metropolitan election campaign, by the former president of the Metropolis David Kimelfeld.

A decision then justified by the need to lower the prices of the shuttle, one of the most expensive in Europe.

This termination, which took effect on November 7, resulted in the resumption of the shuttle operation and maintenance contract by Sytral.

“In order to ensure the continuity of public service, the company Transdev Rail Rhône continues its operator mission until December 31, 2022,” adds Sytral.

The elected representatives of the mixed union should decide by next summer on the future mode of management of the service "in order to launch the competition".

If on paper, this file may seem very technical for the general public, it is not without consequences for travelers.

Behind this termination, the desire displayed by the Metropolis and the Sytrat was to be able to offer travelers more attractive prices.

This will partly be the case from January 1, but not for everyone.

After airport employees, who saw their prices decrease by 50% at the start of the school year, 12-25 year olds and users in possession of an SNCF ticket, who go to or come back from Saint-Ex station, will be offered a ticket at 10 euros against 16.30 euros currently.

And a return ticket for 19 euros instead of 28.30 euros.

For others, those who use the shuttle to take a plane, the prices remain the same as today.

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