Amazon Launching Flight Bookings in India
By MYBRANDBOOK
Amazon India announced the launch of domestic flight bookings through Amazon Pay page in the Amazon mobile app and on the website. The e-commerce giant has partnered with Mumbai-based online travel and leisure activities platform Cleartrip to offer domestic routes from Vistara UK, GoAir, SpiceJet and IndiGo, among other carriers.
Customers can book iin Amazon mobile app. or Amazon.com their domestic flight tickets in addition to shopping, money transfers, utility bill payments, mobile recharges – all in one single app. Amazon is promising travellers transparent pricing, the lowest cancellation fees and the seamless booking process it's become so popular for. Customers who cancel their ticket would only have to pay the airline cancellation penalty, Amazon said. It is definitely a good go-to-market approach.
Now through the end of May, Amazon Prime India customers can even earn a one-time cashback reward of up to 2,000 rupees or $28.20 for their first booking of a value of 20,000 rupees or $285. Customers get a seamless rewards experience - the best offer is automatically applied without the hassle of remembering coupon codes. During the launch period, there are rewards for everyone! While all customers can get cashback up to Rs 1,600; Prime members are being offered extra rewards up to Rs 2,000.
Shariq Plasticwala, Director, Amazon Pay said, “Customers are already using Amazon beyond shopping. Over the past year, customers have rapidly adopted our payments services such as mobile recharges, utility payments and money transfers. They love the convenience we offer of shopping and paying - all in one single app. We’re delighted to add domestic flight bookings enabling customers to do more with their Amazon app and for Prime members to get more value from their membership. We are excited to partner with Cleartrip and share their passion of creating best in class travel experiences.”
Speaking on the launch Cleartrip CEO, Stuart Crighton said, “Building world class travel experiences for our customers continues to be the primary focus of Cleartrip. Partnering with a trusted consumer brand like Amazon is an exciting development for us. They have built a large and engaged customer base which enjoy their convenient shopping and payment experiences. We are delighted to partner with them to jointly serve customers.”
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