In spite of this development, there will still be some of our countrymen who will need to purchase single journey tickets every time, not because they want to be inconvenienced all the time, but because that’s all they can afford, or that they were used to the sachet economy mindset.
The government argues that it needs the extra funds to be able to improve the system further. Likewise, some new trains are expected to arrive at various parts of 2015 to supposedly improve the service. The public meanwhile is not too keen on a fare hike as they want to see the improvements first before paying for it. So who shall win?
Of course irate customers flooded the social media to express their disgust and irritation. Understood, people are naturally resistant to change, and in fairness to MRT, maybe we can give them time to see if this change works. Now, that time is up. So please, MRT get back to us with your assessment.