Foreign credit card acceptance. (domestic flights)

DavorSt · Aug 9th, 2008, 02:23

I apologize if these things have already been discussed, but...
How reliable is SpiceJet? I would like to secure my ticket for Delhi - Srinagar flight before I leave for India.

Hal · Aug 9th, 2008, 02:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavorSt

I apologize if these things have already been discussed, but...
How reliable is SpiceJet? I would like to secure my ticket for Delhi - Srinagar flight before I leave for India.

I flew twice with them last month - no problems. They "pre-poned" (what a silly word) one of my flights by about 20 minutes and sent me a text message.

shashank.aggarwal · Aug 9th, 2008, 03:08

very reliable !!

Karma King · Sep 5th, 2008, 16:50

I recently booked a domestic ticket online for Kingfisher and just before I went I discovered that the card I used to pay for it had expired and I'd replaced it and destroyed the old one without a second thought. I phoned Kingfisher's customer line in the UK and after initially telling me I wouldn't be able to fly, they then said if I could get a letter from the bank detailing how the old card was expired and destroyed and what it had been replaced with then I would be fine to fly. I was still a little dubious but got the letter from Nationwide. When I went to check in at Mumbai CSI they didn't even ask me to see the card I'd paid with, neither to enter the terminal or to check in. It was probably a lucky break but at least I had the letter with me. So don't forget to save your old card if you book with it or at least photocopy before you destroy it!

Nick-H · Sep 5th, 2008, 17:14

preponed, Hal, is a very good word!

But... the practical point I was going to post.

I notice that www.ixigo.com indicates which of its partner airlines accept foreign credit cards. I think this is a reason in itself to give them another plug; it's a good site!

Jaimy · Sep 10th, 2008, 20:21

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Originally Posted by steven_ber

Kingfisher YES

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If you want to book a flight on an airline that won't accept your credit card, try cleartrip.com, I have not used them, but other indiamike members have without problems, I also don't know anything about their charges, I think the charge is small, but others can confirm this or give more info.

Kingfisher website apparently has troubles accepting cards with visa verification, just like the ICICI gateway on the rail system.
I used cleartrip instead, I had to try twice (website got stuck in one of the 10.000 redirections), but I got through the process in the end.
The difference in price is about 400R$, which is still ok, and they offer travel insurance, which I cannot remember seeing on the kingfisher website.

ilsedrie · Nov 18th, 2008, 03:36

They allow you to book domestic flights with INR rates with an international credit card. They immediately send e-tickets.

I have litterally tried everywhere else from Kingfisher direct to makemytrip. If you are in doubt about makemytrip.com, check out some of the comments on mouthshut.com. I am not persuaded...

I will let you know whether we are actually allowed on the plane

Ilse

IndianGuy · Jan 14th, 2009, 23:27

Go Indigo airlines in India say that they permit the use of international credit cards. I used my international credit card to buy tickets for three of my family members. Once I bought the tickets, I get to read in the itenary that I have to be a part of the traveling party! Funny, do they forcefully want me to travel? Has anyone faced this issue before?

banksie · Feb 3rd, 2009, 05:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by ilsedrie

They allow you to book domestic flights with INR rates with an international credit card. They immediately send e-tickets.

I have litterally tried everywhere else from Kingfisher direct to makemytrip. If you are in doubt about makemytrip.com, check out some of the comments on mouthshut.com. I am not persuaded...

I will let you know whether we are actually allowed on the plane

Ilse

Thank you so much! I have been trying for ages to book some internal flights with my UK credit card with no luck at all. Expedia.co.in worked no problems and was only 75INR more than the kingfisher website.

Cheers

Hal · Feb 3rd, 2009, 10:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by IndianGuy

Go Indigo airlines in India say that they permit the use of international credit cards. I used my international credit card to buy tickets for three of my family members. Once I bought the tickets, I get to read in the itenary that I have to be a part of the traveling party! Funny, do they forcefully want me to travel? Has anyone faced this issue before?

I believe they have this rule because they need to see the credit card when you check in so they can validate the transaction and you can sign a slip.

cbax · Feb 20th, 2009, 04:39

MDLR still not taking foreign cards. Cleartrip worked like a dream. They took about 200 rupees a person, but it was still a good price.

They do seem to accept a copy of the card being shown

pibikay · Mar 25th, 2009, 14:38

Barrring a few all major Aitlines accept foreing credit cards.Byt many payment gateways do not proces Amex Cards.

bond007 · Mar 26th, 2009, 06:26

All airlines that accept a 3rd party booking the ticket require the copy of the front/back of the credit card (if the booker is not travelling). You also need to sign this copy.

On another note, i've been having issues with Kingfisher airlines not accepting a foreign credit card (no issues with goair, spicejet and indigoair airlines). I tried calling call-center but no response. The same ticket was not showing up on cleartrip or makemytrip. I wish i had read expedia comment earlier because just now the ticket price jumped up by 50% on both kingfisher and expedia

. I guess i'll have to wait for the price to come down again.

Also try to book tickets with credit cards which are not going to expire before your travel date. I had a bad experience on Sahara airlines a few years back where they questioned me as to why i had a different card (luckily they allowed me to travel)

nycank · Mar 26th, 2009, 18:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by pibikay

Barrring a few all major Aitlines accept foreing credit cards.Byt many payment gateways do not proces Amex Cards.

I have found it easier to buy travel products{tickets,hotel reservations etc} in India using AMEX. I even booked rail tickets and the IRTC took the amex online

captain bruce · May 4th, 2009, 00:39

have just spent 1 hour trying to book Delhi-leh on Kingfisher from the Uk site using 2 UK cards - it keeps declining despite the card company confrming its not a card problem their end
Anyone else have this problem?

Aug 9th, 2008, 03:08	#18
shashank.aggarwal The Fortunate One Join Date: May 2007 Location: Road Posts: 6,778	very reliable !! __________________ Travelogue - Around India Random Reviews

Sep 5th, 2008, 17:14	#20
Nick-H This is just a cameo appearance Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 35,901	preponed, Hal, is a very good word! But... the practical point I was going to post. I notice that www.ixigo.com indicates which of its partner airlines accept foreign credit cards. I think this is a reason in itself to give them another plug; it's a good site! __________________ ... Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (2)

Nov 18th, 2008, 03:36	#22
ilsedrie Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Belgium Posts: 3	Expedia.co.in They allow you to book domestic flights with INR rates with an international credit card. They immediately send e-tickets. I have litterally tried everywhere else from Kingfisher direct to makemytrip. If you are in doubt about makemytrip.com, check out some of the comments on mouthshut.com. I am not persuaded... I will let you know whether we are actually allowed on the plane Ilse

Jan 14th, 2009, 23:27	#23
IndianGuy Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1	Tricky and Unclear rules! Go Indigo airlines in India say that they permit the use of international credit cards. I used my international credit card to buy tickets for three of my family members. Once I bought the tickets, I get to read in the itenary that I have to be a part of the traveling party! Funny, do they forcefully want me to travel? Has anyone faced this issue before?

Feb 20th, 2009, 04:39	#26
cbax Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 3	MDLR still not taking foreign cards. Cleartrip worked like a dream. They took about 200 rupees a person, but it was still a good price. They do seem to accept a copy of the card being shown Last edited by brownboy66 : Mar 25th, 2009 at 18:21. Reason: merged sequential posts

Aug 9th, 2008, 02:23	#16
DavorSt Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Split, Croatia Posts: 11	I apologize if these things have already been discussed, but... How reliable is SpiceJet? I would like to secure my ticket for Delhi - Srinagar flight before I leave for India.

Sep 5th, 2008, 16:50	#19
Karma King Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: England Posts: 5	I recently booked a domestic ticket online for Kingfisher and just before I went I discovered that the card I used to pay for it had expired and I'd replaced it and destroyed the old one without a second thought. I phoned Kingfisher's customer line in the UK and after initially telling me I wouldn't be able to fly, they then said if I could get a letter from the bank detailing how the old card was expired and destroyed and what it had been replaced with then I would be fine to fly. I was still a little dubious but got the letter from Nationwide. When I went to check in at Mumbai CSI they didn't even ask me to see the card I'd paid with, neither to enter the terminal or to check in. It was probably a lucky break but at least I had the letter with me. So don't forget to save your old card if you book with it or at least photocopy before you destroy it!

Mar 25th, 2009, 14:38	#27
pibikay Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 372	Barrring a few all major Aitlines accept foreing credit cards.Byt many payment gateways do not proces Amex Cards.

Mar 26th, 2009, 06:26	#28
bond007 Alien from India Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delhi/US Posts: 251	All airlines that accept a 3rd party booking the ticket require the copy of the front/back of the credit card (if the booker is not travelling). You also need to sign this copy. On another note, i've been having issues with Kingfisher airlines not accepting a foreign credit card (no issues with goair, spicejet and indigoair airlines). I tried calling call-center but no response. The same ticket was not showing up on cleartrip or makemytrip. I wish i had read expedia comment earlier because just now the ticket price jumped up by 50% on both kingfisher and expedia . I guess i'll have to wait for the price to come down again. Also try to book tickets with credit cards which are not going to expire before your travel date. I had a bad experience on Sahara airlines a few years back where they questioned me as to why i had a different card (luckily they allowed me to travel)

May 4th, 2009, 00:39	#30
captain bruce Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: London Posts: 140	have just spent 1 hour trying to book Delhi-leh on Kingfisher from the Uk site using 2 UK cards - it keeps declining despite the card company confrming its not a card problem their end Anyone else have this problem?

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