Consortium aims to join up European transport network

The European Commission (EC) has appointed an Amadeus-led consortium to develop a pan-European information and booking system to better integrate air, road and rail services.

The ‘All Ways Travelling’ consortium, which also includes BeNe Rail, IATA, Thales, UNIFE and Germany’s Zeppelin University, will carry out a detailed study into the service, which the EC hopes will allow passengers to book tickets for trains and planes across Europe all in one place.

As well as investing in rail infrastructure, the EC is developing new systems to make it easier to book travel around the continent.

Siim Kallas, vice president of transport at the European Commission, said: “We need to develop European multi-modal journey planners in Europe.

“To make the best use of all existing transport modes and infrastructure, we need to ensure the availability, accessibility and exchange of all relevant information, such as schedules, capacity and paths.”




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