Airfares "cheaper" than AC1, AC2 train fares, says rly zone, allows officials to fly instead

Contending that airfares to Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata from their centres are "cheaper" than AC1 and AC2 train fares, the Hubli, Karnataka headquartered South Western Railway has approved its officials' request to fly to these destinations instead.

The General Manager, South Western Railway has approved the proposal which states that it would "increase productivity" as the travel time between any location in the railway zone to these tier 1 cities is "more than 12 hours."