tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post7004832782543621215..comments2024-03-29T22:11:27.145+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: More trains runningChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-62543552410274555792008-04-20T02:24:00.000+08:002008-04-20T02:24:00.000+08:00smrt profits are probably into hundred millions. h...smrt profits are probably into hundred millions. higher revenues translate into higher salaries, bonuses, gst takings.<BR/><BR/>if fares are reduced, it wud be difficult to justify higher salaries and promotions. <BR/><BR/>therefore whether profitable or not, the fares wud be raised, if nothing else, to accumulate a billion dollars buffer or two, to cover any potential drought.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-12647786372665734632008-04-19T16:50:00.000+08:002008-04-19T16:50:00.000+08:00Is it possible that nobody wanted those upgraded f...Is it possible that nobody wanted those upgraded frills and the MobTvs except the companies themselves, for their own agendas? The resultant cost savings without the added frills and the huge profits that they made from rental and advertisements should translate into lower fares.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37902251510185929202008-04-17T14:11:00.000+08:002008-04-17T14:11:00.000+08:00i don't think so. they are building a case to rais...i don't think so. they are building a case to raise fare. higher frequency, higher cost. higher maintenance and need to improve the comfort of the commuters.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-82188018189748492612008-04-17T01:10:00.000+08:002008-04-17T01:10:00.000+08:00i hope there will be more air. it certainly is get...i hope there will be more air. it certainly is geting hot in there. are you sure they are not cutting back on the frills, i am sweating in my pants already, hullo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com