Renfe, a publicly traded company under the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, has once again expanded. Termination of Avant subscriptions, this time Until 30 June 2023, in response to the rise of remote work.
This was confirmed by this Friday The commission for monitoring the contract between the General State Administration and Renfe, For the provision of rail passenger transport services subject to Public Service Obligations (OSP).
renfe It currently offers three types of Avant Subscriptions, Plus 10 Card, Plus 10 Student Card and Plus Card. It is aimed at people, mostly workers and students, who use the high-speed train service every day or almost every day.
The original validity of these coupons was 8, 10 and 30 days respectively, and has been temporarily extended to 20 days for the first two and 60 days for the third to support the use of public medium-haul rail services. The avant that operates on high-speed lines and is subject to the Public Service Obligation compared to other less sustainable alternative modes of transport.
This first expansion first accepted As a result, in October 2020 covid-19 and allowed the care of passengers who could turn to other modes of transport if the ending of crossings were not enough. It has been extended several times due to popular demand, the last one in June 2022.
In a statement, the ministry acknowledges that this expansion allows it. attract more users and It responded to the implementation of remote work in Spain, thus giving users more flexibility to use the subscription for a longer period of time.