National Express offers free rail travel to air passengers

National Express East Coast is giving people a chance to try travelling from London to Scotland by train for free in a special offer.

Any air passenger who flies either way between the London airports and either Edinburgh or Glasgow between March 24th and May 31st 2008 will be eligible for free train travel.

Just produce a valid flight boarding card or airline e-ticket with the correct travel dates and journey details and National Express will supply a free first class return travel voucher.

The free rail ticket can be used up until July 30th 2008.

The train operator is trying to highlight the comfort and convenience of rail travel on the East Coast Main Line compared to flying.

"Our train passengers enjoy city centre-to-centre travel in comfort with free wireless internet access throughout, a full restaurant service on many weekday trains, and of course great views along the way, including the Northumberland coast, Angel of the North and the cathedral cities of Durham and York," explained sales and marketing director Rachel Dawson.

Sustainable transport campaign group Transform Scotland chair Paul Tetlaw welcomed the move.

"Air travel is the fastest growing source of climate emissions," he said.

"There are around 100 short-haul flights a day from central Scotland airports to London, and these generate unacceptable levels of pollution."

See www.nationalexpresseastcoast.com for more information on this offer.