Earlier this year, Spain introduced a free train travel scheme for journeys from 1 September to 31 December.
But Spanish rail operator Renfe has just changed some of the terms and conditions to avoid “ghost reservations.”
After the scheme was introduced, passengers began taking advantage of the system by booking multiple reservations at different times. As the trains are now free, it meant that they didn’t incur any financial penalties for not using the trips they had booked.
These “ghost reservations” caused trains to look like they were completely full up to ten days in advance. Renfe has faced backlash from commuters who couldn’t book a seat but were seeing their usual
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