Bussewa prepares for online ticket booking ahead of Dashain

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Sept. 25: 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.