“This week, after a few weeks of stagnation in the number of passengers, but check to change them. We hope that this trend will continue. We do everything to make our passengers in public transport feel safe, “said the mayor’s deputy Adam Scheinherr (Prague himself).

The real number of passengers is calculated by the transport company by taking the recorded inputs and outputs – the so-called turnover – and the number flies out by two. Which counters in the metro recorded 131,421 ascents, 128,751 ascents on November 1 and the total turnover was 260,172 people, so on Monday, November 16 it was 378,798 ascents, 376,935 ascents and a turnover of 755,733. The highest turnover was found on Wednesday 18 . November, and up to 906,613, ie 454,885 entrances and 451,728 exits.

In September, 18.9 million passengers used the metro for the whole month. Subsequently, their number fell by almost 5.5 million in October. The largest decrease occurred after the curfew after 21:00, which was introduced from 28 October. This year, for the whole of October, the metro was used by a total of 13,436,067 passengers, before last October it was almost 32 million passengers, ie about 2.4 times more year-on-year.

Passengers will spend 15 to 30 minutes on public transport

The individual journey in public transport takes about 15 minutes for the passenger, who change and combine different means of transport for about 30 minutes. “According to popular world studies, 15 or 30 minutes is a very short exposure time if basic hygiene rules such as wearing veils are observed, and the probability of covid-19 infection is therefore very low in public transport. Public transport in the form in which it travels is therefore completely safe, “said DPP spokeswoman Aneta Řehková.

Public transport was already limited in March this year at the beginning of the pandemic. In addition to the modified timetables, there is still a ban on boarding through the front door in Prague or the sale of tickets to city bus drivers has been canceled. All passengers must have their noses and mouths covered in public transport, even at bus stops.

The transport company itself expects a drop in sales of about 1.2 billion crowns due to unexpected passengers. They earn several billion crowns a year in the DPP fare. The municipality then gives about 14 billion crowns a year for its operation. In the whole of public transport, the municipality expects this year’s decline due to coronavirus about 1.6 billion. Conversely, Transport Councilor Scheinherr said at the last council meeting that raising fares was not on the agenda.