Good News For Flight Travelers! Flight Prices Dropped By 30%.

The railways collected this data to popularise Vande Bharat trains as trending bookings. Its direct, substantial effect is seen in Flight Prices, which dropped by 30% after frequent passengers chose Vande Bharat over the plane.

Insider Report On Flight Prices Decrease:

According to reports from industry insiders, there has been a 10-20% decline in air traffic and an almost 30% reduction in airfare after the launch of semi-high-speed and semi-luxurious Vande Bharat trains.

This data came into notice after Indian Railways monitored the demand for Vande Bharat trains based on the gender and age of passengers. The data included the number of males, females, and transgenders traveling on the four Vande. B routes!

The report revealed that the highest number of passengers traveling on the trains starting from Mumbai are 31-45 years old, followed by 15-30 years old. The report also stated that there are 85,600 males, 57,838 females, and 26 transgenders traveled in Vande Bharat Express trains between September 15 to October 13

“Children (1–14 years old) made up about 5% of passengers on average throughout this time, whereas transgender people made up 4.5% of all Vande Bharat passengers,” said Shivraj Manaspure, chief PRO of Central Railway, as quoted by Hindustan Times.

According to estimates from the industry, after the introduction of the Vande Bharat train, there has been a sharp decline of 10–20% in air traffic and a reduction of 20–30% in airfares added by Chief PRO of Central Railway

Paresh Rawal, Public Policy Analyst (Mobility and Transportation) said that this macro data will play a critical role in the Railways’ revenue generation from non-fare boxes,

Hindustan Times Report:

HT reported. “This data will give the industry a fair idea about the audience. In addition, this data will also help Indian Railways in planning future improvements in services, food menu, varieties, more options other than veg & non-veg like Jain, Vegan, etc with other basic amenities,” Rawal stated

Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has also said that the central government is working to launch a Snow theme Vande Bharat train in Jammu-Kashmir from Jammu to Srinagar. He also added that the trains have been designed uniquely to perform seamlessly in negative temperatures, snowy regions & high altitudes!

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