booking goair ticket from US

thim · Nov 25th, 2006, 03:09

Hi all,

I am trying to book a goair ticket for a domestic flight in India, though I am currently in the US, but an error message comes up after I have entered my credit card details saying there is problem with the credit card information entered. Does anyone know why this is?

I am putting down my address in the US, do I need to use a fake indian one (I think that the correct credit card address is needed though to charge a credit card)?

Do you think that you need to book during Indian business hours like for indian rail tickets?

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

vanessa · Nov 25th, 2006, 12:28

why don't u try mailing ur prob to feedback@goair.in?

IndeGuru · Nov 25th, 2006, 12:40

Many airlines, for domestic travel, dont accept international credit cards, that might be the reason. On another note, have been trying to book goair doemstic travel by phone locally but the automated response is all i to get hear. You may like to try www.makemytrip.com Its an online travel portal here, they are supposed to be good.

Anders · Nov 25th, 2006, 21:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by thim

Hi all,

I am trying to book a goair ticket for a domestic flight in India, though I am currently in the US, but an error message comes up after I have entered my credit card details saying there is problem with the credit card information entered. Does anyone know why this is?

I am putting down my address in the US, do I need to use a fake indian one (I think that the correct credit card address is needed though to charge a credit card)?

I have tried today to book a ticket with goair, but I get the same error message. I been trying with 5 different credit cards but it just does not work.

SANJAY_DEL · Nov 25th, 2006, 22:09

Try going thru to Indian web travel portals such as:
Yatra.com
Makemytrip.com
Travelguru.com
arzoo.com
rediff.com
indiatimes.com

They let u compare flights, fares and book online.
E-Tickets can be printed 24X7 .

VISA and MASTERCARD as well as MAESTRO are generally accepted.

Foreign exchange regulations and lack of tie-up with your bank cud be an issue here.

Check wid ur local bank on that - u might need an international version of ur card.

Within India, Indian railways has an official tie-up with State Bank of India, where -in they issue a credit card to book train tickets online.

skinnylatte · Nov 25th, 2006, 23:57

What browser are you using?

I've found that for some odd reasons my credit card payments for rail and air bookings don't go through, if I'm using 'alternative browsers'. They tend to force you to use IE, which I hate but have to use when booking. Ergh.

Anders · Nov 26th, 2006, 00:37

Normally I use Opera, but for Goair I used Internet Exploder

, the Goair site only works with IE. I suspect that Goair has the same problem as AirDeccan and simply cannot accept international credit cards at this time.

skinnylatte · Nov 26th, 2006, 00:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anders

Normally I use Opera, but for Goair I used Internet Exploder

, the Goair site only works with IE. I suspect that Goair has the same problem as AirDeccan and simply cannot accept international credit cards at this time.

I have booked Air Deccan several times with my Singapore credit card. Strange!

2cents · Nov 26th, 2006, 01:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anders

Normally I use Opera, but for Goair I used Internet Exploder

, the Goair site only works with IE. I suspect that Goair has the same problem as AirDeccan and simply cannot accept international credit cards at this time.

This is the warning that is displayed in the Airdeccan site when trying to confirm the tickets :-

Quote:

The ICICI gateway which has been integrated on our website for accepting payment for online bookings has temporarily blocked international credit cards. This has been done to prevent mis-use of cards due to the sudden rise in fraudulent transactions especially on international cards. We would like to assure you that the airline in not in favour of this since we realise that we loose revenue due to these cards being blocked. This problem, as per the bank shall be resolved in the next 2-3 weeks time. We are sure that you would appreciate that this is beyond our control and has been done in keeping the credit card users' benefit in mind. We request you to kindly make your booking through an alternate card or on cash payment at any of our other points of sale.

I guess GoAir and a few other airlines use the same payment gateway too ,provided by ICICI bank.

lugasuga · Nov 26th, 2006, 01:27

My englsih friends from spain faced the same problem few days back. Air deccan will somehow not accept the international card. it would not help to give a fake address. i think you need to consult with someone in india or directly with air deccan.

thank you
david
lugasuga@hotmail.com

Nov 25th, 2006, 03:09	#1
thim Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: California, USA Posts: 9	booking goair ticket from US Hi all, I am trying to book a goair ticket for a domestic flight in India, though I am currently in the US, but an error message comes up after I have entered my credit card details saying there is problem with the credit card information entered. Does anyone know why this is? I am putting down my address in the US, do I need to use a fake indian one (I think that the correct credit card address is needed though to charge a credit card)? Do you think that you need to book during Indian business hours like for indian rail tickets? Any suggestions? Thanks!

Nov 26th, 2006, 01:27	#10
lugasuga Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Alicante - Spain Posts: 1	lugasuga My englsih friends from spain faced the same problem few days back. Air deccan will somehow not accept the international card. it would not help to give a fake address. i think you need to consult with someone in india or directly with air deccan. thank you david lugasuga@hotmail.com

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Nov 25th, 2006, 12:28	#2
vanessa Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: India Posts: 1	why don't u try mailing ur prob to feedback@goair.in?

Nov 25th, 2006, 12:40	#3
IndeGuru Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Delhi- national capital region Posts: 240	Many airlines, for domestic travel, dont accept international credit cards, that might be the reason. On another note, have been trying to book goair doemstic travel by phone locally but the automated response is all i to get hear. You may like to try www.makemytrip.com Its an online travel portal here, they are supposed to be good.

Nov 25th, 2006, 22:09	#5
SANJAY_DEL Account Closed Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA Posts: 1,351	Try going thru to Indian web travel portals such as: Yatra.com Makemytrip.com Travelguru.com arzoo.com rediff.com indiatimes.com They let u compare flights, fares and book online. E-Tickets can be printed 24X7 . VISA and MASTERCARD as well as MAESTRO are generally accepted. Foreign exchange regulations and lack of tie-up with your bank cud be an issue here. Check wid ur local bank on that - u might need an international version of ur card. Within India, Indian railways has an official tie-up with State Bank of India, where -in they issue a credit card to book train tickets online.

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skinnylatte kungfu fighting dhaba wallah Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 269	What browser are you using? I've found that for some odd reasons my credit card payments for rail and air bookings don't go through, if I'm using 'alternative browsers'. They tend to force you to use IE, which I hate but have to use when booking. Ergh.

Nov 26th, 2006, 00:37	#7
Anders Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: England Posts: 630	Normally I use Opera, but for Goair I used Internet Exploder , the Goair site only works with IE. I suspect that Goair has the same problem as AirDeccan and simply cannot accept international credit cards at this time.

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