'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.

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. pic.twitter.com/ks9fVphoLO

— Ministry of Railways (@RailMinIndia) November 26, 2018

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.