It is well known from low-cost airlines that passengers are willing to endure all sorts of hardships when things are cheap. The journey to and from the respective airport can sometimes take longer than the actual flight and all sorts of harassment from low-cost airlines are accepted in order to get from A to B for as little money as possible. A similar phenomenon has been evident in German rail transport for a few weeks now, as the nine-euro ticket is not only finding an enormous number of buyers, but many travelers are also using it. With this three-month limited campaign, the German federal government actually wanted to primarily help commuters or encourage drivers to switch to trains and buses. The fact that the lion's share of the period in which this cheap ticket is offered falls during the summer holidays has already given an indication that holidays and excursions are also being taken on a large scale. For just nine euros a month, you can use almost all regional transport services in Germany in the months of June, July and August 2022. Long-distance trains such as Intercity, Eurocity and IntercityExpress are not included. The result: Capacity utilization in long-distance traffic has fallen drastically, because many people prefer to use the slower regional trains, which are included in the cheap ticket. In many places, these are so overcrowded that ticket checks cannot be carried out at all, because it is simply impossible for the train attendants to get through the carriages. At peak times, every square centimeter is occupied by passengers and if there is nowhere else to sit, the toilet becomes a "spare compartment". Airports complain about falling parking revenue At the same time, a new trend developed among German journalists.