Spanish carriers fail to ban Blablacar

As it became known, the Madrid court refused to satisfy the claim, which was brought by the Spanish bus confederation against the company Blablacar. The main requirement of the confederation was the restriction of activities, up to a complete ban, on the work of the agency, which provides private transport services for tourists.

And the cost of such services is several times lower than travel by bus. After all, all customers pay for the fare “pooled up”, sharing the cost of fuel among themselves and paying only a small fee for transportation services. While bus passengers are forced to pay for the services of the company's administration, maintenance personnel, etc.

All this has made Blablacar an almost unbeatable player in the Spanish transportation segment. When all available levers of influence on new competitors were exhausted, the confederation of bus carriers decided to go to court and lost. But some time ago, the court, at the suggestion of the confederation, banned the activities of a similar company – Uber – which specialized in passenger transportation.

Searching for fellow travelers via the Internet has gained immense popularity in recent years. It is enough to go to a special web resource, find a suitable offer or place your own application. All this significantly reduces travel costs and saves time. According to the latest data, more than 2.5 million people use the carrier's services in Spain.