Trial postponed

Metlink’s free fares weekend, planned for March, has been postponed because of the red traffic light setting “Encouraging a likely influx of passengers to take part in the trial under present circumstances would be inappropriate given the current red settings, placing an unnecessary level of risk onto commuters and staff,” Metlink general manager Scott Gallacher said.

“We will undertake a free fares weekend trial as soon as we are in a lower traffic light setting and we can gain the insights needed from more settled travel patterns and consistent patronage.”