'Why Pay Extra When You Can Just Take A Train': Railways Takes A Dig At IndiGo Web Check-In Charge

Yesterday we reported how low-cost airlines IndiGo and SpiceJet will charge extra for the web check-in service. The decision irked people all over the country, and many of them expressed their displeasure over this. Now Indian Railways has jumped into the picture.

"Why pay a premium for web check-ins on flights...when you can just take a train?" the railways tweeted on Monday, in an apparent dig at budget carrier IndiGo's decision to levy charges for web check-in for all seats. The Railways has cashed in on an opportunity to wrest passengers from the airlines.

"No need to pay extra charges for Web-Checkins. No long queues for checking in your luggage. Avoid unreasonable tariff & reduce your carbon footprint by travelling on the good old Indian Railways at affordable rates," the tweet from the Ministry of Railways said.

IndiGo, which has a domestic market share of nearly 43 per cent, has been levying charges for web check-in from November 14. Against the backdrop of questions being raised about the airline's move, especially on social media, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has said it would review the decision.