US EditionWinter Olympics Bus Fare Leaves Boy, 11, Stranded in Snow
- On Tuesday, an 11-year-old schoolboy was denied boarding and forced to walk six kilometres home due to an Olympics surcharge.
- The temporary surcharge, which runs from 23 January to 17 March, raised the daily fare to €10 on the Cortina d'Ampezzo route to fund more frequent services during the Olympics.
- The operator said it opened an internal commission to `rigorously` examine the incident and suspended the subcontracted driver, while national media outlets including Corriere della Sera gave it front-page coverage.
- Public reaction focused on the burden placed on local residents, with Chiara Balbinot and others saying the surcharge fuels price gouging tied to the 6-22 February Winter Games.
- A lawyer filed a complaint with the local prosecutor's office alleging child abandonment, highlighting risks faced by occasional users and non-season ticket holders unlike annual or monthly ticket holders and Winter Games accreditation.
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The young boy had to walk 6 kilometers alone under the snow because he could not pay the surcharge required during the Olympic Games. The case had been controversial just a few days before the competition opened.
The Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 proposed a role in the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in San Siro in Riccardo Zuccolotto, the 11-year-old boy of Belluno who was forced to get under the snow last Tuesday from the bus that had to bring him home from school because he did not have the Olympic ticket of ten euros. The family of the child accepted the proposal. "I thought it was a joke of some jokes," said Vera Vatalara, the mother …
The 11-year-old boy, who did not have the Olympic Games special ticket, had to travel 6km in the snow, causing a big controversy before the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.
The foundation invited the 11-year-old family who enthusiastically accepted
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AlKhaleej TodayWinter Olympic fare hike sparks outrage: Italian boy, 11, forced off bus, walks 6km in icy conditions
MILAN, Jan 31 — An 11-year-old schoolboy who did not have money for a bus fare surcharge introduced for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics was forced to walk 6 kilometres (3.8 miles) home in sub-zero snowy weather, his family said on Friday.The story of Riccardo Z has attracted nationwide media coverage, including on the front page of Italy’s biggest circulation daily, Corriere della Sera, amid concern about price gouging for the February 6-2…
A bus driver in Italy lets an 11-year-old get off at minus degrees – the child runs six kilometers through snow home. The case even reaches Parliament.
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