IRCTC launches IRCTC Air for flight bookings at cheap prices

The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation Limited has launched a mobile application for booking flights, namely IRCTC Air, on the Google Play Store that enables users to book flight tickets faster than any other app out there, with the lowest fares possible.

It is a 24/7 customers service, where users will be able to book both domestic and international flights.

Dr A K Manocha, the chairman and managing director at IRCTC, told media, “Now we have gone a step further to provide the facility on Android-based mobile sets. Our server is very fast, and tickets can be booked for both domestic and international destinations round the clock”.

Users an login with same credentials as they do in IRCTC’s train app. Elimination of the convenience/processing fee, which is usually levied by travel agents, has caused the ticket prices to cheap. There are other fees charged, though.

Rs. 10 per flight PNR will be charged to the customer in case the payment is made through net banking. A fee of 1.8% of the total flight fare will be charged for bookings done from the app using credit cards. There is no option to pay via wallets but allows users to pay via cash cards from ItzCash, OxiCash, Beam Cash Card (Rs 10 or 1.5% whichever is lower). A full list of charges is provided on the app while users book a ticket.

Last month, IRCTC announced that waitlisted passengers would be able to upgrade to Air India tickets in case of availability at zero or a little extra cost.

In the case of cancellation, IRCTC would refund the tickets that are cancelled within 30 days. The cancellation charges on the app will be ‘minimal’, reported TOI. The service goes head-on with Makemytrip, Yatra and Cleartrip, which have been in this industry for quite some time now.