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<p>The unexpected emergence of the viral disease COVID-19 has caused many changes in all areas of life. People suffered from the fear of contracting the disease, which resulted in the decrease in the use of public passenger transport services. People’s uncertainty and frequently changing measures with a lack of information caused a shift of passengers from public passenger transport to individual transport. The analysis identified important criteria that passengers considered very important during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to public transport. If these criteria are not met, passengers will not be willing to use public passenger transport and the use of individual transport will continue to grow. To ensure passenger satisfaction, new innovative software solutions have been analysed and then implemented into one specific solution. The proposed solution can meet the requirements of passengers, facilitate their travel using public passenger transport and provide them with regular information related to viral illnesses and important information and will ensure their satisfaction.</p>
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The unexpected emergence of the viral disease COVID-19 has caused many changes in all areas of life. People suffered from the fear of contracting the disease, which resulted in the decrease in the use of public passenger transport services. People’s uncertainty and frequently changing measures with a lack of information caused a shift of passengers from public passenger transport to individual transport. The analysis identified important criteria that passengers considered very important during the COVID-19 pandemic in relation to public transport. If these criteria are not met, passengers will not be willing to use public passenger transport and the use of individual transport will continue to grow. To ensure passenger satisfaction, new innovative software solutions have been analysed and then implemented into one specific solution. The proposed solution can meet the requirements of passengers, facilitate their travel using public passenger transport and provide them with regular information related to viral illnesses and important information and will ensure their satisfaction.

Proposal for Using IT Solutions in Public Passenger Transport in Slovak Republic to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics

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The unexpected emergence of the viral disease COVID-19 has caused many changes in all areas of life. People suffered from the fear of contracting the disease,...

Proposal for Using IT Solutions in Public Passenger Transport in Slovak Republic to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

Published Online: May 23, 2023

Page range: 181 - 191

Received: Jan 26, 2023

Accepted: Feb 09, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2023-0017

Keywords
COVID-19, public passenger transport, safety, IT systems

© 2023 Jaroslav Mašek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Proposal for Using IT Solutions in Public Passenger Transport in Slovak Republic to Reduce the Spread of COVID-19

Published Online: May 23, 2023

Page range: 181 - 191

Received: Jan 26, 2023

Accepted: Feb 09, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2023-0017

KeywordsCOVID-19, public passenger transport, safety, IT systems

© 2023 Jaroslav Mašek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
COVID-19, public passenger transport, safety, IT systems