GoAir mulls tie-up with Rlys for connectivity

New Delhi: Passengers of low-cost carrier GoAir might soon be able to book a railway ticket for Delhi-Agra on the company's website, when they get themselves booked for a Mumbai-Delhi flight.The carrier is mulling a tie-up with the Indian Railways to provide connectivity for various important places close to destinations in their network, where they do not play.
"Though we are primarily looking at railways, we might also look at other means of transport such as roads," said Edgardo Badiali, CEO, GoAir to Business Standard.
When a passenger books his ticket on the GoAir website, he will also have an option to book a railway ticket for a place of his/her interest close to the destination at the same time. The offer might also be given through a tie-up with a travel portal.
The offer of air and rail travel would mean a benefit of 30-40 per cent for a customer compared with an all air travel. While a return ticket for Delhi-Madurai would cost Rs 12,250, a flight from Delhi-Chennai and travelling by train to Madurai would cost Rs 8,800. Similarly, flying from Mumbai-Delhi and then going to Agra by train would cost Rs 6,525, whereas a flight ticket could cost Rs 8,500.
17/03/08 Anirban Chowdhury/Business Standard

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