Airline passengers can move to higher class at lower cost

“A passenger can log onto our website after buying a ticket and,depending upon availability,upgrade to a higher class by paying a nominal fee,” Optiontown Chief Executive Officer Sachin Goel told reporters.

He said that the cost of moving to a higher class after signing up with Optiontown will be Rs 2,500-3,000 for domestic travel and Rs 15,000-20,000 for foreign destinations,against 2-3 times of the price in normal course.

Besides UTo,the company also offers cash-back to passengers who are flexible to travel on any other day or flight for which they have bought tickets.

For running the business,Optiontown has built a team that includes former heads of several global carriers like Air Canada,Austrian Airlines and AirFrance.