Overview
- The Belluno prosecutor has opened an inquiry after an 11-year-old was made to leave a Calalzo–Cortina bus for lacking the new €10 ticket and then walked roughly six kilometers in snow.
- The family filed a criminal complaint for abandonment of a minor, reporting the boy arrived home cold, in tears, and with a body temperature of about 35°C.
- Dolomiti Bus and subcontractor La Linea S.p.A. launched internal investigations, and the driver involved was suspended pending findings.
- During the Milano–Cortina period the route uses a fixed €10 fare with app or electronic payment only, which the company says excludes cash sales and standard carnets the boy carried.
- The child has recovered and returned to school, while local officials and lawmakers call for clarity on protections for minors and on implementing special event tariffs.