"From Taxi to Airplane, Everything Works" Kakao T Aviation Service Launches

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kakao Mobility announced on the 17th that it will launch the 'Kakao T Air' service.

Kakao Mobility has partnered with Tide Square, which operates the online travel service Tour비스, to provide a service on the taxi-hailing app Kakao T that allows users to search, book, and issue domestic flight tickets.

'Kakao T Air' features the ability to check all the information needed for long-distance travel using airline tickets at once. Even if users do not know the exact airport name, they can enter only the city name of the destination, and the service will recommend departure and arrival airports based on the current location, as well as suggest suitable transportation options for the entire route to the final destination.

For example, when traveling from Gimpo Airport to Jeju Island, the booking detail page and notification talk provide information such as intercity services needed to get from the departure point to Gimpo Airport, train booking, taxi-hailing links, Kakao Navi navigation start links, and Gimpo Airport parking information with automatic payment available through Kakao T.

Booking and payment convenience have also been enhanced. Passenger information can be saved in advance for up to 30 people and automatically loaded during booking without the need to enter it every time, and for the first time among Kakao T services, an installment payment option has been introduced for payments over 50,000 won.

After completing the booking, KakaoTalk notifications provide domestic flight ticket usage guides for travel preparation, pre-check-in, and boarding check-in timings. Twenty-four hours before departure, instructions on how to perform pre-web check-in and links to the booked airline’s web check-in service are provided, and one hour before the flight, procedures from check-in to boarding the aircraft are guided.

Kakao Mobility will initially offer domestic booking services for seven airlines: Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Air Busan, Air Seoul, Jeju Air, Jin Air, and T’way Air. The service will be expanded in the future to include international flight reservations and linked transportation reservations.

In July, exclusive Kakao T special fares will be offered for all T’way Air routes (5th?11th), Jin Air domestic routes (12th?16th), Jin Air Gimpo-Jeju route (19th?23rd), and all Jeju Air routes (26th?30th). Promotions for Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Air Busan, and Air Seoul will follow sequentially.

Ryu Geung-seon, CEO of Kakao Mobility, stated, "By linking air travel with various transportation modes within Kakao T, we aim to maximize convenience for users and collaborate with related transportation service providers to expand the market."

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