Tech Shout!

Reliance Infocomm has joint hands with Indian Airlines, to come out with the country’s first mobile booking of domestic airline tickets. The facility has been launched on R World – Reliance IndiaMobile’s data application suite.

Now Reliance IndiaMobile users across the country, who travel by air, can avail of the facility by booking their IA tickets for domestic travel anytime and from any place. To begin with, bookings will be available against INR full fare and Easy Fare options.

One has to enter origin, destination and date of travel, to get full and discounted fares in both economy and executive classes displayed on the mobile screen. After which one has to select the fare and payment mode to book the ticket.

Once the PNR is generated and displayed, a person can collect his/her ticket from the airport or an Indian Airlines office, by producing the PNR and photo-identification.

In order to register themselves for the service, RIM users can make use of their existing Rim bill payment PIN. They can make a secure online payment using their Diners, Visa, or Master credit card that will be processed through the Citibank Mobile Payment Gateway.

Anil Goyal, director commercial, Indian Airlines, said, “As a national carrier, our aim is to service customers and expand our reach. The tie-up with Reliance Infocomm for m-ticketing assures nationwide reach through the easy-to-use R World functionality, backed by sound technological capabilities on its ubiquitous telecom network. I am confident that people living in the interiors, will now have better access to our reservation system and an opportunity to benefit from our low cost fares.”

Navneet Saluja, CEO, Delhi Circle, Reliance Infocomm, said, “Our focus had been on developing applications and services that cut across various aspects of customer lifestyle. Our railway ticket booking through R World has received tremendous response. Reliance Infocomm is proud to contribute to the retail revolution sweeping the Indian aviation industry that is making air travel increasingly affordable.”

At present the new service can be offered as part of R World’s frequently used applications, after buying a monthly pass for Rs 25, or a day pass for Rs 3. The service can be used, irrespective of the time a user has logged-in at every session.