www.air.irctc.co.in

Book Flight Tickets with IRCTC

Folks it is good news that now flight tickets can also be booked at irctc website. air.irctc.co.in website provides a very detailed and easy to search interface to book domestic, international and LTC flight tickets. The advantage of using IRCTC service is that tickets are comparatively cheaper than the market rate and most of the fares are refundable. The option to select direct flights and refundable fares gives an extra advantage to the passenger.

Guest User or IRCTC User

It is better to login before proceeding to book a flight ticket at the website air.irctc.co.in. There are two options. Existing irctc users can directly login in the left panel or in case of new users they can login as guest user. This is important because any transaction needs to be saved and communicated to you hence your email and phone number is required.

Why use irctc air?

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (भारतीय रेल खानपान एवं पर्यटन निगम), is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the railways. 

• Being a government enterprise gives irctc more leverage and credibility. 
• There is more transparency in pricing and transactions.
• Refunds and cancellations are easier than other online portals.
• The users who are already registered for rail ticket bookings need not create another account or go to any other website.
• The website also offers ticketing services to those government employees who want to avail Leave Travel Concession(LTC). Since the concession is governed by certain rules and restrictions, it is better to use irctc than a private agency because in most of the cases private agencies are not allowed to book LTC tickets.
• Cab & Porter Service: The site also provides facility to book a taxi or porter online. Following stations provide this facility:

List of Stations Currently available for online Reservation of Concierge Services
SNO	City Name	Station Name	Station Code
1	AHMEDABAD	Ahmedabad	ADI
2	AHMEDABAD	Sabarmati Jn.	SBT
3	BHUBANESWAR	Bhubaneswar	BBS
4	CHANDIGARH	Chandigarh	CDG
5	ERNAKULAM	Ernakulam Jn	ERS
6	GUNTUR	Guntur	GNT
7	GUWAHATI	Guwahati	GHY
8	HOWRAH	Howrah	HWH
9	JAIPUR	Jaipur	JP
10	LUCKNOW	Lucknow	LKO
11	LUCKNOW	Lucknow Jn	LJN
12	MADURAI	Madurai	MDU
13	MUMBAI	Mumabi Central	BCT
14	MUMBAI	Mumbai CST	CSTM
15	MYSORE	Mysore	MYS
16	NEW DELHI	Anand Vihar Terminal	ANVT
17	NEW DELHI	Delhi	DLI
18	NEW DELHI	Delhi Cantt	DEC
19	NEW DELHI	Delhi Safdarjung	DSJ
20	NEW DELHI	Delhi Sarai Rohilla	DEE
21	NEW DELHI	Hazrat Nizamuddin	NZM
22	NEW DELHI	New Delhi	NDLS
23	PATNA	Patna	PNBE
24	SECUNDRABAD	Secundrabad	SC
25	TIRUPATI	Tirupati	TPTY
26	VIJAYAWADA	Vijayawada	BZA

Contact Details for Inquiry or Complain

Following details will be handy for the users if they want to inquire further for some details or need to contact regarding the bookings they have made or even if they want to register a complain with the authorities.

Phone: 1800-110-139

Email: flights@irctc.co.in

Upgrade Rail Ticket to Air Ticket at IRCTC

Convert waitlisted/RAC rail ticket to flight ticket

In a one of its kind move irctc has recently launched a scheme for those passengers who are in RAC or waiting list, to upgrade their tickets to flight tickets at a very competitive price. Through the scheme Indian railway has done the penultimate job of integrating rail, road and air travel for the passengers.

As per the report by Times of India IRCTC has already tied up with a low budget carrier GoAir and sold more than 100 tickets in the past month under this scheme.

The spokesperson for the PSU Sandip Dutta confirmed that another low budget airline SpiceJet has been roped in for the scheme and talk is on for other airlines to bring them under this scheme.

The scheme is very attractive for the passengers as well the airlines. They will get the advantage of irctc's massive numbers as for as passenger handling is concerned.

The scheme for now has certain limitations. The scheme will apply to tickets which have been booked three days before the date of journey, and the flight ticket will be available on the date of train journey or one day after that.

How to Avail the Scheme?

The official website irctc.co.in will be sending emails to those wait-listed passengers who would have opted for the flight up-gradation in case of not getting a confirmed rail ticket. There is no restriction as to which travelling class passenger can avail this scheme. Passengers booking train tickets right from Sleeper to AC can apply for this facility.

Price

There is still a lot of difference in the fare of train and flight tickets, however the low budget carriers have narrowed this gap considerably. The plan is to make airline tickets under this scheme 30-40 per cent cheaper than the normal market rate. The airlines are ready to do so because they will place their unsold tickets with irctc for the purpose. In such a scenario its a win-win situation for passengers as well as airlines. Passengers now have one more option to avoid aborting their trip and airlines will benefit form the 100% occupancy of the seats.

It is to be noted that on an average the seat factor for airlines in India is 70 to 75 per cent. The seats which are empty can now be filled under this scheme.

So folks get ready for your first flight journey in the price of a train ticket, and yes check that your destination does have an airport!