Book air tickets from ATMs soon

New Delhi: ATMs may soon be used to buy airline tickets with technology firm NCR Corporation developing a software that enables users to make bookings by accessing flight schedules, select destinations and dates of travel.
Automated Teller Machines may well be used for airline bookings and both cash- and cheque-deposit transactions with NYSE-listed NCR Corporation scouting for Indian banks to sell its new technology.
"NCR is the first ATM manufacturer in the world to launch real-time airline booking services through ATMs, enabling customers to access flight schedules, select destinations and dates of travel," Geet Lulla, NCR country manager (sales) said while demonstrating the technologies developed by NCR at a roadshow organised in New Delhi.
IDBI became the first bank to use NCR's technology to offer online airline bookings to its customers for national carrier Indian.
25/04/06 PTI/Rediff

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