If you want to take someone down on social media, do it the right way. There have been several instances of this, such as the recent IPL banter between Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad over who the better team was, with Chennai Super Kings eventually having the last laugh by sharing images of its captain MS Dhoni.
Taking to Twitter, Indian 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."
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
Drawing heavy fire for imposing charges for web check-in for all seats, budget airline IndiGo on Monday issued a clarification saying that it has neither changed its web check-in policy, nor is there any charge for web check-in. The pricing of different seats is dynamic in nature and some seats might still be available without any extra cost, the airline said in a clarification.
"Keeping in mind consumer preferences and market demand, IndiGo makes dynamic decisions about pricing for advance seat selection. This segmentation helps us serve different customer segments as per their requirements... The pricing of different seats is dynamic in nature and may vary based on aircraft type, length of the route, occupancy, days before departure etc," Indigo said in a statement after an outcry.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation has announced that it would review the decision of some airlines to charge for web check-ins. A tweet from the ministry said it would review if such charges would fall within its unbundled pricing framework.
"MoCA has noted that airlines are now charging for web check-in for all seats. We are reviewing these fees to see whether they fall within the unbundled pricing framework," read the tweet from the Ministry's handle.