However bad the past year turned out in many sectors, we were able to start 2020 with good news. NS's own research showed that the number of people who are satisfied with traveling by train had risen again. The top five most searched words were corona crisis, KLM, KNV, taxi and Uber. Most read article Marleen de Boer wrote about mobility, who started working for our internet magazine in March last year.
Zeeland was shaken up with striking news that turned out badly for the province. One of the largest employers, TCR Group in Middelburg, was in dire straits and there was concern about the lack of a large part of the salary payments. Due to the corona virus, KLM stopped all flights to Beijing and Shanghai at the end of January. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the coronavirus an international emergency on Thursday evening.
After a dispute with the Veldhoven college, the curtain fell Van Gerwen Taxi. Bankruptcy was declared. Van Gerwen previously filed a lawsuit that it won. While dhe members of the House of Representatives Lilianne Ploumen and John Kerstens asked questions about the faltering healthcare transport in Overijssel came to light that unwanted transgressive behavior may be much larger than expected.
February
The development of the coronavirus is forcing the UITP (the International Association of Public Transport) to postpone it IT Trans the Messe Karlsruhe. According to Hubert Andela of the trade association Royal Dutch Transport, the pink taxi really shouldn't be necessary. Every driver should put all customers at ease. Meanwhile demonstrate taxi drivers in Amsterdam at rates and Uber policies. Transavia is very embarrassed when it appears that the personal data of more than 80.000 travelers search touch.
Good news comes from the municipality of Steenbergen. A great reassurance for the children of the Brabant municipality because the student transport will be complete taken over by REVO Taxi from Bergen op Zoom after the cessation of activities at the now bankrupt TCR from Middelburg. Meanwhile, Uber taxi drivers remain red drive but cannot get by with a rate of € 1,10 per kilometer. And that while the American company must become the largest tenant on the Zuidas in Amsterdam because the news comes from the real estate market that Uber has 30.000 m2. occupies office space in the monumental Tripolis Park.
Water is on the sector's lips. The activities of most taxi companies have practically come to a standstill. Sales have decreased on average by 2% in the past 95 weeks.
March
Pierre Steenberghen of GTL is the alarm bell for the Belgian taxi sector. The employers' federation asks the government to take appropriate measures. While KLM before departure the temperature Meet, it remains silent for Transavia, which is canceling all flights due to the spread of the corona virus. TomTom pulls the expectations before 2020 and indicates that he cannot foresee the consequences of the crisis for the company. Taxi drivers across Europe are in serious trouble and are left behind in the pandemic. Trade associations across Europe stand up for their members and sound the alarm.
The Outbreak Management Team advises the cabinet to consider limiting tourism in its own country until the epidemic is weakened and the demonstration of taxi drivers who want to claim a compensation scheme on the Malieveld is prohibited. KNV chairman Bertho Eckhardt is rightly angry when the Minister of Nieuwenhuizen advises travelers to only take a taxi if it is absolutely necessary. To make matters worse, entrepreneurs in taxi and coach transport are not yet eligible for the TOGS scheme.
April
When we were talking about the TOMP API to give MaaS a mouthpiece, the jammer COVID-19 came from an unexpected source. The cabinet has agreed with the TOGS scheme taken additional measures to support entrepreneurs. Those affected by the corona crisis can report to the UWV and locations such as museums, restaurants, cafes, hairdressers, etc. remain closed.
Monday 27 April we all celebrated King's Day, Woningsdag, Balcony Day or whatever you wanted to call it. In Belgium everyone gets one mouth mask of the government as the first measure in the Belgians' exit strategy. All events will be canceled and Belgians are kindly requested to stay in their 'room'.
May
Taxi Electric is forced by the corona crisis to file for bankruptcy and is fast restart as Travel Electric. The government calls on the consumer to accept the vouchers issued by airlines in aviation, but does not guarantee it. The Association of Dutch Municipalities has drawn up guidelines to accommodate transporters. Good news is coming for Munckhof Taxi BV, which will carry out student transport for the municipalities Barneveld, Nijkerk, Renswoude and Scherpenzeel from 1 August.
The Irish airline Ryanair is keeping one free idiosyncratic opinion after and indicates that they want to pay back when the corona crisis is over. These are the first signs that the travel industry is in very bad shape and vouchers are faltering. With the alleviation of the measures against the corona virus, healthcare transport and taxi transport for consumers and companies will also slowly get back on track.
June
As the border was completely unexpectedly closed, it was equally surprising to find no more concrete blocks at the border crossing after more than two months. There is nothing standing in the way of a perfect Whitsun weekend. Also the borders to Greece are open again. Reiskoepel ANVR and Vereniging Gehandicaptenzorg Nederland (VGN) are happy with it stamp 'safe' that the RIVM has awarded to the 'Guide for Adapted Holidays'. Swapfiets reaches the milestone of 200.000 customers in four countries and the new 'normal' increases the demand for shared cars.
In the meantime, many container ships sail around the world empty. Sailing on is cheaper than mooring. Mouth masks remain mandatory in public transport and NS indicates that they have to cut 2300 jobs in order to become financially healthy again. Now that the lockdown is being relaxed further, more and more target group transport is getting started again and a phased reopening of Disneyland Paris is being considered. The then Amsterdam councilor for Traffic and Transport Sharon Dijksma received a white paper about Uber from the FNV. With this white paper, the union shows that the taxi market in Amsterdam sick and the drivers have it checked.
July
The second corona wave has now come very close and is almost impossible to stop. Marie-Ange Debon becomes unanimous appointed as executive chairman of Keolis Group. The introduction of the curfew is more complicated than expected because the provincial decision that the extra corona measures in Antwerp had to be laid down by law is not finalized. The landlord of D-Reizen's building in Meppel has withdrawn the request to declare the parent company of the travel agency bankrupt and the travel organization Corendon has postponed her holidays to Turkey for the time being. The ING bank joins the KNV Maas-Lab and private lease appears to be the new outcome of saying goodbye to your “old cup of coffee”.
Meanwhile, more areas are going close due to corona infections. The NMBS card with free train rides that everyone receives is postponed until September. About 375.000 train travelers have made use of the NS corona scheme for their train subscription adjust or pause. During the various church services it was prayed by the Flemings that people become more careful. Despite Betuwe Express being ready to go out again, it is not possible, taking into account the RIVM guidelines, to get the company going and has to resort to forced collective redundancies.
August
The Amendment of the Law Bibob entering into force on 1 August 2020, should strengthen the approach to undermining. Problems at CBR, UWV, police and the tax authorities therefore remain unnecessarily long continue eating, said the departing ProRail CEO Eringa. New car sales are falling dramatically and most bankruptcies act, according to Statistics Netherlands, in transport. The Limburgish Munckhof Horst said he did the best business in the taxi sector. The Dutch car manufacturer Spyker comes back to life. Watch out for anyone who thinks that the funeral of loved ones is well organized because Yarden gets support for the austerity of the policy.
Lots of viewers when placing the 160 meter long bicycle bridge on the A2 and N2. The taxi federation GTL wants a relaxation of the language requirements for taxi drivers because it is afraid that many taxi drivers who drive between Brussels Airport and the capital will not to succeed for the language test. Firm pronunciations of the new NS top woman Marjan Rintel, says Petra Kok at the TUI travel agency. One of the hardest hit sectors is the event industry. No concerts, no artist transport, no security, no catering and no business rental.
september
The Hague Hollands Spoor station is gone after years remodel finally finished and after a lot discussion the Taxi-Expo will be postponed. Anyone who thought they would go on holiday to Belgium would be disappointed because that country is also colored Orange. Work at home, unless there is no other option, will be the new one norm in the Netherlands. To meet the new Chiron requirements, Flemish taxi operators must get started on time. While the judge in London judges that Uber no longer poses a risk, the research council comes with a report on unwanted security risks at Schiphol.
Car sharing company Greenwheels celebrates its 25th anniversary and with the launch of the travel app Gaiyo The first 'mobility as a service' pilot (MaaS) in the Netherlands will start today in the Utrecht neighborhoods of Leidsche Rijn and Vleuten-De Meern. Vacation to Bonaire is no longer in it. Pitane Mobility is the first company to establish the link with Chiron available via an app. Hans van Daalen concludes that the transport task does not suit Foofvalley well, while Dalstra travel files for bankruptcy himself.
oktober
The corona crisis has a huge impact on the various airlines. The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT) checks extra on the compliance of the working and rest times of taxi drivers. The emergency act can cover certain categories of passenger transport in whole or in part forbid. The cabinet advises us to stay at home wherever possible and KLM's Boeing 747 has made its last flight. Meanwhile, the irritation about the dump prices of the airline tickets. The pressure on the cabinet to switch from partial to one full lockdown to go increases.
There is a lot going on in Flanders mobility. Taxi companies have to get started to comply with the new regulations. KLM establishes the Voluntary Departure Scheme (VVR) open again for its staff. Trade union FNV and KNV today sent a letter to Sharon Dijksma, alderman for Traffic and Transport in Amsterdam. They call on her to curtail the use of tram and bus lanes by not passing taxis. While the catering industry is obliged to close, some hotels offer their rooms for dumping prices when guests eat in their restaurant. Panteia has calculated that the NEA index for taxi transport will be 2021% in 1.
november
Everyone within the RET takes part in the Jerusalem Challenge. The Haarlem passenger carrier Jan de Wit Group filed a declaration in early 2018 fraud done at the Public Prosecution Service. The corona pandemic has put liquidity positions under pressure in many sectors. The Temporary Payment deferral law 2020 must protect companies affected by the corona pandemic. The mayor of The Hague, Jan van Zanen, unfortunately had to decide that the bonfires in The Hague cannot continue this year. French President Macron makes it clear that the ski areas are not yet open during the Christmas holidays.
Alexandre de Juniac, Director General and CEO of World Aviation Organization IATA has announced that he will step down from his position on March 31, 2021. RR Travel is the umbrella brand for regional public transport in the provinces of Flevoland, Gelderland and Overijssel. The members of Rover Travelers 'Association voted at the General Members' Meeting Saskia Clot as the new chairman. The BIOS group goes to court. According to Bios, Tesla does not fulfill the 2014 agreements. On January 1, 2021, Brussels will become a City 30. One maximum speed of 30 km / h in the streets of the capital will then become the rule. The FNV handed over a summons to Uber in Amsterdam. In doing so, the union clearly indicates to the company that the bar is full. Motorists calling or texting behind the wheel and passing a smart camera against it app driving in traffic can expect a license plate ticket.
December
With Christmas approaching and the strict lockdown that has been in force since Tuesday, it is an extra busy period for the supermarkets. The Dutch and other foreigners must have a negative result of one from 25 December corona test show if they want to come to Belgium. We can now really write holidays on our stomach for the time being. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises on their website not to end up until at least mid-March 2021 holiday to go abroad. From one day to the next fewer rides and almost all of it lies school transport quiet.
According to research firm Graydon, ten to fifteen percent of the money is used abused. As part of the support measures for the corona exit strategy, the Brussels government has given the go-ahead for a social bicycle rental project. From Wednesday December 16 until at least Monday January 18, distance education will become the standard of primary education up to and including the universities. The taxi sector has to deal with one blow after another. Tough times call for smart solutions. Oegema Transport Dedemsvaart has taken the first Volvo FL Electric into use. Chances are we self-driving taxis developed by Uber on the road has become very small. In 2020, the electric car will finally be within reach of the consumer.
On behalf of the editorial team, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a healthy 2021.
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