Septa reveals its new plan for selling rail passes for the upcoming papal visit, and its all about entering a lottery. Good evening im ukee washington. Jessica has the night off. Septa announced this new way of purchasing passes after its first attempt last week crashed the authorities website. Eyewitness News Reporter todd quinn nope joins us outside septa headquarters with more how this lottery will work. Todd. Reporter ukee, after somewhat embarrassing and also dramatic reboot septa has decided to go with a lottery. Not everyone will be a board with demand out weighing supply getting papal passes for septa Regional Rail was never a sure bet. Now, septa has set one day game of chance. Instead of it being first come first serve. Its a lottery that people who are just looking to get to work when pope francis is here will have to play. I dont know. I just think it will be kind of a mess. If you dont within the lottery whats plan b for you. I think my work will have to figure out somethi
Somewhat embarrassing and also dramatic reboot septa has decided to go with a lottery. Not everyone will be a board with demand out weighing supply getting papal passes for septa Regional Rail was never a sure bet. Now, septa has set one day game of chance. Instead of it being first come first serve. Its a lottery that people who are just looking to get to work when pope francis is here will have to play. I dont know. I just think it will be kind of a mess. If you dont within the lottery whats plan b for you. I think my work will have to figure out something out for. After crashing demand crashed the e commerce site last week the Transportation Authority came up with the Online Lottery idea to cree and create a fair system. So on monday, august 3rd at 12 01am, to 11 59 p. M. Riders can roll the dice and log on to the side site. No matter what time you enter your lottery submission, everyone has the same chance of being selected. Reporter customers will get one shot. Randomly selected w
During that papal visit. Good evening to you, im lucy noland. Im iain page. There are only enough septa passes for a tenth of that so today septa announced a lottery. Fox 29s Shawnette Wilson is live in norristown tonight at one of the few septa stations that be running that weekend. Shawnette. Reporter okay. Iain and lucy heres the deal. 350 thus san Tickets Available for that entire weekend. The tickets are mandatory for travel into the city the weekend the pope will be here whether you plan to come to see him or you need to be here on other business. I think you may have a better chance of actually winning the lottery. Reporter step Regional Rail riders we spoke to arent happy about the lottery that will determine who gets passes into the city the weekend of the papal visit. Just arbitrarily what you can or you cant based upon random number. Septa officials said during a News Conference today that monday august 3rd they will launch a sight built by philadelphia firm ticket leap that
Reporter okay. Iain and lucy heres the deal. 350 thus san Tickets Available for that entire weekend. The tickets are mandatory for travel into the city the weekend the pope will be here whether you plan to come to see him or you need to be here on other business. I think you may have a better chance of actually winning the lottery. Reporter step Regional Rail riders we spoke to arent happy about the lottery that will determine who gets passes into the city the weekend of the papal visit. Just arbitrarily what you can or you cant based upon random number. Septa officials said during a News Conference today that monday august 3rd they will launch a sight built by philadelphia firm ticket leap that will be hosted by amazon. At 12 0 1 00 a. M. People have until 11 59 that night 24 hours to go online and request up to 10 passes at tepp dollars each. Those passes will be for the Regional Rail on September September 26th and 27th and are mandatory for travel into the city for any reason that
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