Ticketing News
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National Express West Midlands Tickets Now Available on Uber
National Express West Midlands (NXWM), Uber and Masabi have partnered to launch NXWM bus tickets in the Uber app.
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BasiGo and AC Mobility to Bring Electric Buses to Rwanda
BasiGo has partnered with AC Mobility to launch its Pay-As-You-Drive electric bus service in Rwanda.
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UK Government Further Extends £2 Bus Fare Cap
The UK government has extended the 2 GBP bus fare scheme until 31 October 2023. It will then be set at 2.50 GBP until November 2024.
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Sqills to Attend the Smart City Summit & Expo in Taiwan
Sqills will attend the Smart City Summit & Expo (SCSE) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan from 28 March to 31 March 2023.
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US: FlixBus and Greyhound Integrate Booking and Technology Services
Greyhound and FlixBus have now fully integrated their technology and booking services to provide an extended intercity bus network.
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UK Government Extends £2 Bus Fare Cap
The UK government is providing up to 75 million GBP to keep the single bus fare cap at 2 GBP until the end of June 2023.
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The Bus-News Magazine Issue 1 2023 Is Here!
In this issue: a look at the £2 bus fare cap in England, how to encourage modal shift to buses and the purpose of autonomous vehicles.
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UK: 130 Bus Operators to Implement £2 Fare Cap
The UK government has confirmed that 130 bus operators will take part in its 2 GBP fare cap scheme from January to March 2023.
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Monapass – One App, One Account, for Open Ticket Mobility
Flowbird has developed a unique ‘open ticket’ mobile platform that delivers a ‘one-app, one-account’ environment.
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Translink Achieves Milestone on Road to ABT System for NI
Translink has completed a significant milestone in the rollout of a national account-based ticketing (ABT) system covering Northern Ireland.
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Sqills Will Be at the World Passenger Festival as a Gold Sponsor
Sqills is very proud to be a Gold Sponsor at this year’s World Passenger Festival at the Beurs van Berlage in Amsterdam.
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Ridango to Develop Public Transport Ticketing System for Vilnius
Ridango has signed a contract with Vilnius public transport authority to upgrade its public transport ticketing system.
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Sweden's Skånetrafiken Expands Ridership with Swiftly
Skånetrafiken has partnered with Swiftly to execute a bold vision for expanding public transport in Southern Sweden.
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Flowbird Announces New CEO
Flowbird board member Bertrand Barthelemy has stepped back from his CEO role, announcing his successor in the process.
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Flowbird Smart Ticketing Systems for Bus Operators and Mobility
At the Euro Bus Expo 2022, Flowbird will be exhibiting its latest innovations in smart ticketing, payments and mobile apps for bus operators…
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A Year in Product Innovation Heading into APTA TRANSform
Looking ahead to APTA TRANSform, join Swiftly for a tour of a year’s worth of product innovation for its Connected Transit Platform.
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UK: National Express Collaborates with Uber Travel
UK coach operator, National Express has teamed up with Uber to enhance the passenger booking experience and offer exclusive discounts.
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Join Sqills at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin
Sqills, part of Siemens as of last year, will be present at InnoTrans 2022 in Berlin held from September 20th to 23rd.
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Switch Mobility and Chalo to Deploy 5000 Electric Buses in India
Switch Mobility are collaborating with Chalo, an Indian transport technology company, to deploy 5,000 electric buses in India.
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Flowbird Features in the "Ticketing in MaaS" Handbook
Flowbird is proud to have contributed to the “Ticketing in MaaS Handbook” published by the UITP and the Smart Ticketing Alliance (STA).
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BJCTA Partners with Flowbird To Deliver Cloud Based Ticketing System
BJCTA partners with Flowbird to deliver a new cloud-based, integrated ticketing solution for their Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system.
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Flowbird Showcases Seamless Mobility at Transport Ticketing Global
Flowbird’s pathway to easier, safer and quicker mobility will be showcased at Transport Ticketing Global at London Olympia from 28-29 June.
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Flowbird Account Based Ticketing: Enabling Frictionless Travel for Bus
Flowbird's new account based ticketing (ABT) will enable a future of frictionless travel for bus operators and their customers.
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£7 Billion in Government Funding to Boost UK Bus Services
The UK government has granted funding to 31 areas to level up local bus services outside London as part of the bus transformation programme.
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Flowbird Will Be Attending Intertraffic Amsterdam 2022!
Flowbird team are proud to attend Intertraffic Amsterdam 2022 from 29th of March until the 1st of April at stand 10.308.
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Relax - Flowbird Technology is the Antidote to 3G Anxiety
Flowbird explains how their onboard ticket technology helps future-proof Bus operators for the phasing-out of 3G communications.
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Tisséo, Flowbird and CIC Deploy Open Payments in Toulouse
Tisséo Collectivités has chosen Flowbird’s Open Payments solution to enhance the travel experience for users on the multimodal network.
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Solutions Designed by Flowbird Win Innovation and Digital Mobility Award
Open Payment solutions, designed and deployed by Flowbird, won both the Innovation and Digital Mobility Prize at the 2021 Mobility Awards.
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Lothian Adopts Weekly Capping with Support from Flowbird
Lothian Buses extends its ‘TapTapCap’ travel scheme to include weekly fare capping across Edinburgh city network with support from Flowbird.
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Ubitransport Opens Its Mobility Platform to Flowbird
Ubitransport and Flowbird announce partnership to make open payment accessible to everyone using public transport.
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Bus Back Better with Flowbird
Flowbird launches new technology package, Bus Back Better. Ticking all the boxes for the Department for Transport's vision for future travel…
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Bus Back Better With Bus Ticketing and Payments Specialists
Flowbird, the bus ticketing and payments specialists, launch a new bus technology package to help operators transform customer experience.
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The MTA and NYCDOT Unveil Plan to Improve Bus Services in New York City
The MTA and NYCDOT have together unveiled a plan to improve bus services in New York, increasing speeds and enhancing passenger experience.
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Sqills to Join Siemens Mobility
Siemens Mobility acquires Sqills, a leading SaaS provider for inventory management, reservation, and ticketing software.
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Flowbird MaaS Solution
Flowbird’s Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solution brings together unique and world leading expertise in transport, parking and payment system…
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Leading the Open Payments Revolution on the Road to MaaS
A core element on the pathway to mobility as a service (MaaS) is Flowbird’s innovation in open payments aiming to enable a smarter future.
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International Spotlight Falls on MaaS in Monaco
Flowbird’s deployment of a Mobility as a Service (MaaS) solution for Monaco has been recognised at an international awards event.
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MaaS from Flowbird – A New Era of Mobility
Digital innovation from Flowbird is enabling cities, TOCs and passengers to embrace a new era of transportation enabled by MaaS.
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Sqills Now Powers Italian Bus Startup Itabus
Sqills, provider of the ‘S3 Passenger’ platform for public transport, is proud to announce the Go-Live for the Italian bus company Itabus.
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Blackpool Transport Sign New 3-Year Contract With Passenger
Bus and tram operator Blackpool Transport has renewed its contract with Passenger, the UK’s leading digital transport services provider.
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Flowbird Announces Appointment of UK Managing Director
Flowbird Transport Intelligence announce the appointment of David Thompson as Managing Director taking over from Owen Griffith.
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Passenger Announces Five-Year Partnership with the Go-Ahead Group
Passenger will be delivering 15 apps and six websites for Go-Ahead Group’s UK bus operations as part of a new five-year contract.
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RRTA Unveils Contactless Mobile Payment Option for Customers
RRTA’s Go Mobile contactless payment system allows RRTA customers to use their mobile phones to pay for their fare or bus passes.
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O-City Drives Contactless Payments across Nairobi Bus Services
O-CITY’s platform will make fare collection more transparent between the bus owners and drivers with contactless payments in Nairobi.