The VRS Transit Authority (serving the area including Cologne and Bonn) offers a "Job Ticket" which is a monthly transit pass that is made available to employees working at certain companies.
A relatively unusual characteristic of this transit pass is that it has a +1 ability in that during evenings after 7pm (to 3 am the next day) and all day on weekends & official holidays, the pass holder can bring one adult (14+) and three children (6-13) and a bike with them free of charge.
An additional unusual characteristic of this transit pass is that there are a number of supplement/extension tickets which allow the pass holder to travel beyond the normal coverage area for a cost that is less than the fare available to a non-pass holder. Specifically, there is:
- VRS-AnschlussTicket which for 3.70 € allows the pass holder to travel to the "extended VRS network which consists of several nearby towns in Rhineland-Palatinate.
- EinfachWeiterTicket which for 6.70 € allows the pass holder to travel to the AVV Network (e.g. Aachen area) or the VRR Network (e.g. Dusseldorf area).
- Airport Schnellbuszuschlag which for 3.10 € allows the pass holder to travel on the express bus connecting central Bonn to the Cologne/Bonn airport.
How does the +1 capability apply to the above extension tickets? If a pass holder and one non-pass holder adult wanted to travel to/on a transport that would normally require a supplement during a time when the Job Ticket's +1 capabilities are in effect, what can be used to satisfy the fare rules?
- Is one Job Ticket plus one extension ticket sufficient to cover the two adults?
- Is one Job Ticket plus two extension tickets sufficient to cover the two adults?
- Is one Job Ticket plus one extension ticket plus one normal non-pass holder fare required?