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Believed to be the first major transit agency to roll out concessionary discounts linked to open-loop payments, New York’s MTA said more than a million seniors and disabled persons are now able to register to get half-priced fares when they tap credit or debit cards or NFC devices to pay for rides. Enabling users to receive concessionary discounts linked with open-loop payments is one of the biggest challenges facing transit agencies that want to roll out open loop.
MTA said late last week that more than 1,300 Reduced-Fare customers switched from MetroCard to OMNY over four days. Counting earlier soft launch participants, MTA said a total of 2,800 total Reduced Fare customers are using OMNY.
In what is believed to be the first major transit agency to roll out concessionary discounts linked to open-loop payments, New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority said more than a million seniors and disabled persons are now able to register to receive half-priced fares when they tap contactless credit or debit cards or NFC devices to pay for rides.
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