Air Sahara - Booking experience via internet from the US..

c5vert · Sep 6th, 2006, 08:41

Hi Everyone,
I am trying to make reservations on Air Sahara for 27 March07 DEL/Guwahati and Dibrugarh/DEL on 07 April07..
My questions are...
Can I use the airsahara.net website to make the reservations even though I am the United States? I notice they do not offer USD fares and all rates are in INR.
Will AirSahara send me an email confirmation reflecting my bookings? The reason I ask is that there is mention of issuing a physical ticket and I don't see them sending me a ticket here in the US

What a gr8 website..

Thank you in advance for your help..

meriyaslounge · Sep 12th, 2006, 19:45

Hi, its better you don't book it on the site. Why don't you try calling up their helpline ? Maybe they could post the tickets to you or something or better still issue you a confirmation number after booking. You could pick up the ticket from the DEL airport.

Sahara Toll Free-1-800-22-30-20.

peter_edward · Sep 12th, 2006, 20:05

hi there

i say never go with this airlines who knows when the flight is cancelled better watch out.

cheers

pete...

gautam · Sep 13th, 2006, 08:49

I have travelled with sahara few times & i found em pretty good.They also serve food.

crvlvr · Sep 13th, 2006, 11:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by c5vert

Can I use the airsahara.net website to make the reservations even though I am the United States? I notice they do not offer USD fares and all rates are in INR.

yes. Air Sahara will charge your card and the charges will show up in dollars on your statement. It's as simple as that.

queue · Sep 13th, 2006, 12:08

I believe that Air Sahara specifically states that buying tickets online is for Indian Residents only. The ticket I bought required me to pick it up at any airport in India (which you can do at the ticket booth outside the airport right before your flight). I don't think they even asked for ID, so you may get away with it if you're not an Indian Resident (but do so at your own risk).

As a side note, use only Internet Explorer. Most websites in India work poorly with anything else (including Sahara). I ended up double booking a reservation, and getting a refund was next to impossible with the "customer service" at Sahara. I ended up just doing a chargeback on my credit card, and I don't think Sahara even noticed!

gautam · Sep 13th, 2006, 12:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by queue

As a side note, use only Internet Explorer. Most websites in India work poorly with anything else (including Sahara)....

As per my experience the air sahara site is the reason...nothing much to do with the browser.I have just installed IE7 RC1, lets c if that helps.

queue · Sep 14th, 2006, 02:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by gautam

As per my experience the air sahara site is the reason...nothing much to do with the browser.I have just installed IE7 RC1, lets c if that helps.

I agree. It is Air Sahara's website. Many other Indian websites are similar. It's like none of them have ever heard of Firefox. I used Firefox to book a flight on Air Sahara, and while it went through, I never got a confirmation screen or email. So, I did it again on IE without knowing I already had a reservation. Big pain in the ass. Kingfisher, and Air Deccan's websites equally suck.

gautam · Sep 14th, 2006, 12:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by queue

I agree. It is Air Sahara's website. Many other Indian websites are similar. It's like none of them have ever heard of Firefox. I used Firefox to book a flight on Air Sahara, and while it went through, I never got a confirmation screen or email. So, I did it again on IE without knowing I already had a reservation. Big pain in the ass. Kingfisher, and Air Deccan's websites equally suck.

I too had issues using [ not opening ] air deccan website using firefox.

Sep 6th, 2006, 08:41	#1
c5vert Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sarasota, FL Posts: 14	Air Sahara - Booking experience via internet from the US.. Hi Everyone, I am trying to make reservations on Air Sahara for 27 March07 DEL/Guwahati and Dibrugarh/DEL on 07 April07.. My questions are... Can I use the airsahara.net website to make the reservations even though I am the United States? I notice they do not offer USD fares and all rates are in INR. Will AirSahara send me an email confirmation reflecting my bookings? The reason I ask is that there is mention of issuing a physical ticket and I don't see them sending me a ticket here in the US What a gr8 website.. Thank you in advance for your help..

Sep 12th, 2006, 19:45	#2
meriyaslounge MeriyasLounge Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: India Posts: 7	Air Sahara Hi, its better you don't book it on the site. Why don't you try calling up their helpline ? Maybe they could post the tickets to you or something or better still issue you a confirmation number after booking. You could pick up the ticket from the DEL airport. Sahara Toll Free-1-800-22-30-20. __________________ “Let us learn from the past to profit by the present and from the present to live better in the future” - William Wordsworth

Sep 13th, 2006, 08:49	#4
gautam Super Mode Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chandigarh - Blore NON-STOP Posts: 724	I have travelled with sahara few times & i found em pretty good.They also serve food. __________________ "Your thoughts could be your prison" My pics on flickr Kerela backwaters - by beach

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queue Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Relocating Posts: 8	I believe that Air Sahara specifically states that buying tickets online is for Indian Residents only. The ticket I bought required me to pick it up at any airport in India (which you can do at the ticket booth outside the airport right before your flight). I don't think they even asked for ID, so you may get away with it if you're not an Indian Resident (but do so at your own risk). As a side note, use only Internet Explorer. Most websites in India work poorly with anything else (including Sahara). I ended up double booking a reservation, and getting a refund was next to impossible with the "customer service" at Sahara. I ended up just doing a chargeback on my credit card, and I don't think Sahara even noticed!

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