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Euronews.com says:
The video in the page quote above is a bit more precise: 10-ticket carnets are no longer available, but single paper tickets "at a premium cost" will survice another year.All good things must end, and such is the fate of Paris’ iconic metro ticket.
After 120 years of loyal service, the small rectangular card is being phased out, ushering in a contactless future for the city’s public transportation.
The plan to get rid of the metro ticket has been in the works for years, and was originally slated for 2021. But the Covid-19 pandemic coupled with a global shortage of microchips forced Ile-de-France Mobilites, which operates the metro’s ticketing system, to postpone.