Contract signed

VKI lawsuit against leisure ticket is off the table

The Nordkettenbahn is part of the Verbundkarte leisure ticket.

(Bild: Birbaumer Christof)

Nordkettenbahnen Innsbruck and Freizeitticket Tirol and the Verein für Konsumenteninformation as plaintiff signed a standstill agreement. The defendant bears the costs. The matter is not over yet. 

The lawsuit filed by the Association for Consumer Information (VKI) against the operators of Freizeitticket Tirol, represented by Nordkettenbahnen GmbH with Managing Director Thomas Schroll, caused quite a stir this summer.

Lawyers agree
He was recently able to draw a line under this troublesome chapter: "We have reached an agreement with the opposing lawyer to put the matter to rest forever," reports Schroll. The costs will be borne by the Nordkettenbahnen and the companies that are members of the Freizeitticket.

As a result of the lawsuit, we have amended the General Terms and Conditions. Seven clauses were objected to by the VKI.

Thomas Schroll, Geschäftsführer Freizeitticket und Nordkettenbahn

Main residence in Tyrol no longer required
Concrete effects are changes to the terms and conditions. "These also include disputed clauses from the Corona period regarding the validity of the network cards," explains Schroll. However, the main focus was on the residence clause, which was deleted without replacement. Now people without a main residence can also purchase the Tiroler Verbundkarten. As reported, sales figures have shot up.

Search for a replacement continues
The VKI lawsuit generally caused the local tariffs in Tyrol to falter. Since then, the search has been on for replacement solutions and the local tariffs have been placed on a different legal basis.

AK Tirol welcomes the suspension of the proceedings. "Now we need to find solutions so that locals are not discriminated against. Otherwise the guest cards would also have to be called into question." Some complaints have already been received. The VKI did not wish to comment.