Distance-Based Transport Fares

From July this year, the public transport fares will be adjusted to a totally distance-based fare system. It means that commuters pay the same price regardless of the number of transfers made (up to 5 transfers in 45 minutes). This will mean good news for 63% of the people, who make transfers daily. Since there is no “transfer penalty”, they will pay less. 34% of the commuters, mostly taking long single-trip buses, will pay more. It is definitely good to remove the transfer penalty, but should those who do not make transfers be penalised? I feel that the bus companies benefitting just because people must transfer is not very right. I support the new fare system, but I fell that the non-transferring commuters paying more could be settled better, especially as the world emerges from a recession.