Air Deccan introduces mobile booking

Kochi: Air Deccan introduced booking flights by SMS on mobile.
Those who wish to avail of the facility need to register their names on the Air Deccan website (www.airdeccan.net) . During the registration, the customer is given a code number (M-PIN), similar to the code given to bank customers for operating ATMs of banks. The registered passenger who requires the mobile ticket service has to send an SMS to 676723. To start purchasing tickets, the passenger may send an SMS message BOOK to the number 676723 or send HELP to the same number for detailed information on flights.
The payment is executed through credit card.
After confirming purchase of the tickets using your M-PIN, the customer would receive an SMS confirming that the payment is successful, and also the ticket details including the PNR number. This is the ticket. There is no paper involved in the ticketing at all. In order to ensure that the confidentiality and the security of the credit card are maintained, the company does not encourage the customers to send such information directly in an SMS. The customer has to provide the mobile PIN code (M-PIN) on SMS to confirm payment, a top company official said.
16/04/06 R.Ramabhadran Pillai/The Hindu

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