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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Darshan Devaiah B.P.

KSRTC to revamp Airavat fleet with new 40-seater and sleeper buses

After a long time, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is set to purchase new Airavat Club Class buses and Airavat sleeper buses into its fleet, enhancing the comfort of long-distance travellers.

The KSRTC, which hasn’t introduced any new Airavat buses for almost five years, has now issued a tender to induct 40 new buses to replace the old Airavat ones.

The premier services provided by KSRTC have garnered numerous accolades for the corporation. However, passengers have been urging the corporation to remove the old fleet of Airavat buses, as they fail to deliver the promised experience encapsulated in the Airavat service’s tagline: “Sleep like a baby.”

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