Coimbatore: Next time you book a railway ticket, don’t worry too much about being in the waiting list: you are likely to fly to the destination at the cheapest rate the same day, thanks to an initiative of the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited (IRCTC).
IRCTC has tied up with GoAir and SpiceJet to allow waitlisted passengers to fly on the same route at a competitive rate. The facility will be available to AC class passengers if the routes are also served by the airlines.
“Air tickets will be made available to waitlisted train passengers at a cheaper rate than the normal fare. For instance, the average Coimbatore-Chennai airfare is Rs 4,000, but through the ICRTC facility, it will be less than Rs 2,000,“ said an ICRTC official who did not want to be named. “The fares, which are not fixed, will be mailed to the passengers as given by the airlines. Once they get the mail, the train ticket can be cancelled and a seat booked on the flight through air.irctc.co.in. The facility will be limited to the day for which the train ticket was booked and the next day,” he added.
24/06/15 Sankar C G/New Indian Express
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IRCTC has tied up with GoAir and SpiceJet to allow waitlisted passengers to fly on the same route at a competitive rate. The facility will be available to AC class passengers if the routes are also served by the airlines.
“Air tickets will be made available to waitlisted train passengers at a cheaper rate than the normal fare. For instance, the average Coimbatore-Chennai airfare is Rs 4,000, but through the ICRTC facility, it will be less than Rs 2,000,“ said an ICRTC official who did not want to be named. “The fares, which are not fixed, will be mailed to the passengers as given by the airlines. Once they get the mail, the train ticket can be cancelled and a seat booked on the flight through air.irctc.co.in. The facility will be limited to the day for which the train ticket was booked and the next day,” he added.
24/06/15 Sankar C G/New Indian Express
