Railways takes on airlines with big discounts

give airlines a run for their money, the Indian Railways plans to lure more passengers by revoking the flexi-fare scheme in some trains and offering discounts in others.

Railway Minister Piyush Goyal described the move as a “gift to passengers”.

“As a gift to passengers this festive season, railways has decided to reduce flexifares from 1.5 to 1.4 times the base ticket fare, and to completely remove flexi-fares from trains with less than 50 per cent occupancy,” Goyal said on Twitter. (IANS)