Kathmandu, Sept. 24
Online bus ticketing
service provider, Bussewa dot com, said that the preparations have been
completed for the opening of the online booking of the bus tickets for Dashain
travel.
Bijaya Swar, President of
the Federation of Nepalese National Transport Entrepreneurs (FNNTE), said that
despite the discussions regarding ticket booking with the government on Sunday,
no conclusion was reached, so the booking will be started according to the
decision made in the upcoming meeting with the Department of Transport
Management.
He said that ticket
booking would start in a few days as the great festival Dashain is approaching.
Bussewa informed that it
is now possible to buy tickets in advance from Kathmandu to destinations like
Silgudi, Delhi, Pokhara, Kakdbhitta, Biratnagar, Dharan, Bhojpur, and to all
the major cities of Nepal from Pokhara.
According to PR Khanal, CEO
of Bussewa, more than 42,000 tickets can be purchased from online platform daily
for 433 destinations in more than 70 districts. "We want to help people to
get rid of the compulsion to go to the bus park or the counter for tickets
after the booking opens," said Khanal, "When you buy tickets online,
you will be able to choose the bus and the seat, so there will be no conflict
between passengers and the transport management."
Taking into account the
problem of traffic congestion on the road, Bussewa has already launched a
passenger lounge in Kalanki, Kathmandu. According to the company, passengers
who have bought a ticket from the online platform can use the lounge. More than
450 transport committees and companies are affiliated to Bussewa.
Published in The Rising Nepal daily on 25 September 2024.
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