Your seat reservation doesn’t entitle you to travel on that train in this class without a valid ticket. You will get a fine if you try to travel with just a seat reservation. And if you don’t pay or are catched multiple times they will initiate criminal proceedings against you
but just entering the ticket number when doing a reservation would be so incredibly easy to add. as it is now, i can buy up seat reservations without even being on the train, forcing multiple people to stand.
There are less seats in the carriage, it is more comfy, you get at-seat dining service, free newspapers, faster Internet, more generally people who behave better and are more quiet, and if you have a flexible ticket Lounge Access
There is no bypass.
Your seat reservation doesn’t entitle you to travel on that train in this class without a valid ticket. You will get a fine if you try to travel with just a seat reservation. And if you don’t pay or are catched multiple times they will initiate criminal proceedings against you
Are you saying that you can buy a reservation without a ticket? That the act to buying a ticket and buying a reservation are two distinct actions?
Yes, that’s the case
I saw your other comment. I’ve never seen that before.
That is actually a necessity:
I would assume that if you have any of those tickets, you would buy the normal way with 100% discount.
but what’s the difference between first and second class except the seat? why not make a seat reservation require a ticket?
The seat (more comfortable, more space) ist the main difference.
Of course they could check if you have a ticket at the time of purchase, they just don’t. When buying a seat reservation it’s clear it’s not a ticket.
but just entering the ticket number when doing a reservation would be so incredibly easy to add. as it is now, i can buy up seat reservations without even being on the train, forcing multiple people to stand.
There are less seats in the carriage, it is more comfy, you get at-seat dining service, free newspapers, faster Internet, more generally people who behave better and are more quiet, and if you have a flexible ticket Lounge Access