SEPTA defends luxury travel for executives on business
SEPTA officials Thursday defended the use of top-end travel for some executives’ trips to Washington and South Korea .The issue surfaced as SEPTA riders began paying higher fares on buses, trains, subways, and trolleys. Fare increases, ranging from 6.9 percent for bus and subway tokens (now $1.55, up from $1.45) to 33 percent for transfers (now $1, up from 75 cents), took effect Thursday.

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