Railways, Airlines begin advance booking from April 15
The government has put a lockdown till 14 April to prevent the spread of corona virus. Indian Railways and private airlines companies have started booking tickets for passengers after April 14.
At first people were speculating that the lockdown deadline might be extended. On which Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba said that the government has no plans to extend the lockdown period of 21 days. He expressed surprise at the reports coming about it.
Since then, Indian Railways and private airlines have started booking tickets for the period after 14 April. In this context, Pradeep Sharma, PRO of Western Railway, said that Indian Railways has started booking tickets for the train journey after April 14.
Tickets can be booked online
Tickets for the journey are available on IRCTC’s app and website from 15 April. Tickets will not be booked at the stations right now. Airlines will also start booking for the journey from April 15. Private airlines companies such as SpiceJet, Indigo and Go Air are opening online booking systems for domestic travel. At present, no official statement has come from the airlines yet.
If the lockdown period increases then pre-booked tickets can be canceled. In such a situation, IRCTC will send the rail fare money directly to the passenger’s bank account.
It is known that India’s rail network is the longest rail network in the world. According to the website of the Government Trust India Brand Equity Foundation, about 23 million people travel daily in a radius of 1,23,236 km through 13,452 passenger trains. Rail is called the lifeline of India. For the first time in history the wheels of the railways in the country have been closed due to the lockdown.
