Passengers who wish to buy tickets for Moscow's Aeroexpress online or via mobile app will soon be required to provide
passport data, the service announced on its website Wednesday.
The move is set
to comply with Ministry of Transport regulations aimed at increasing
the safety of passengers traveling by rail. The additional step will
only slightly increase the time it takes to buy a ticket, “but will
significantly increase the safety of the trip,” said Aeroexpress CEO Alexei
Sorokin.
Moscow's Aeroexpress
train service links the capital's three major airports with the city center. Passengers will
still be able to buy Aeroexpress tickets at standard terminals
located at either end of the three Aeroexpress routes without
providing passport data. When using the website, other forms of
government-issued identification will also suffice in lieu of an international
passport. Al data will be safeguarded, the company pledged.
