SESAR JU hosts multimodality event at European Parliament

The SESAR Joint Undertaking has convened an event at the European Parliament, bringing together industry leaders and research experts to discuss unlocking seamless multimodality in Europe.

The event was hosted by MEP Sophia Kircher, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and co-organised by three EU-funded projects – SIGN-AIR, MultiModX, and TRAVELWISE – with SIGN-AIR and MultiModX supported by the SESAR Joint Undertaking, and TRAVELWISE supported jointly by Europe’s Rail and SESAR.

With 90% of multimodal air-rail journeys self-assembled by passengers, this event sought to deliver concrete multimodal solutions that enhance passenger experience.

Speakers highlighted five urgent priorities:

• EU-wide integrated ticketing with transparent data access and real-time updates,
• Stronger multimodal passenger rights, including journey continuation and cross-mode reaccommodation,
• Incentives to synchronise timetables and improve air-rail cooperation at major hubs,
• The creation of a European framework to coordinate multimodal disruption management across operators and modes,
• The importance of investing in open mobility data and modelling to enable performance-driven policymaking.

This event serves as a springboard for the next decade, including new EU proposals (MDMS, SDBTR), revised passenger rights, and maturing multimodal technologies. “2026 will decide whether multimodality becomes the European passenger norm – or stays a patchwork of systems,” concluded the organisers.

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