Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2016 12:56:11 GMT 7
Eat breakfast! Portugese rail firm blames train delays on passengers fainting
Commuter rail operator launches campaign during morning rush hour after 46 passengers taken ill with low blood sugar in recent months
A Portuguese commuter rail operator has launched a campaign urging its passengers to eat breakfast to try to reduce train delays caused by passengers fainting during the morning rush hour.
Fertagus, which operates trains linking Lisbon to Setubal 50kms (30 miles) to the south, put up posters at its stations that read: “Travelling without eating breakfast can affect everyone’s trip!”
Forty-six passengers fainted on the company’s trains during the first half of the year, causing delays to 51 trains totalling 209 minutes, Fertagus marketing manager Raquel Santos told news radio TSF.
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/18/eat-breakfast-portugese-rail-firm-blames-train-delays-on-passengers-fainting
Commuter rail operator launches campaign during morning rush hour after 46 passengers taken ill with low blood sugar in recent months
A Portuguese commuter rail operator has launched a campaign urging its passengers to eat breakfast to try to reduce train delays caused by passengers fainting during the morning rush hour.
Fertagus, which operates trains linking Lisbon to Setubal 50kms (30 miles) to the south, put up posters at its stations that read: “Travelling without eating breakfast can affect everyone’s trip!”
Forty-six passengers fainted on the company’s trains during the first half of the year, causing delays to 51 trains totalling 209 minutes, Fertagus marketing manager Raquel Santos told news radio TSF.
www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/18/eat-breakfast-portugese-rail-firm-blames-train-delays-on-passengers-fainting
