KOCHI: Courses in service industry are always in high demand and most of them ensure good career prospects. Those who are looking for a glamorous and rewarding career can take up a course in airline ticketing. Airline ticketing professionals can make their way to the airlines industry. The work involves interaction with passengers, helping them with the reservation procedure, answering their travel-related queries, updating them with flight details and timing. In general it has to do with helping the travellers and making them comfortable while going through the booking and inquiry part.“It’s basically a performance-oriented career and there are enough opportunities in airlines and tour operations,” says Beena C P of Kerala Institute of Tourism and Travel Studies. Plus-Two is the basic qualification required for pursuing airline ticketing course. Students can opt for a degree, diploma or even a certificate programme. The duration of the courses vary from three months to one year.The curriculum mainly deals with the technical side of reserving tickets for scheduled flights through the modules. They also get training in helping the passengers in planning their route and taking care of other necessary arrangements. “It has great career prospects as you will be part of the booming tourism industry. More than good grades what counts is your competency,” says Beena. Since working with the industry involves communication with the customers, command of language, presentable appearance, pleasant personality and good manners are required. In most of the tourism and hospitality courses airline ticketing is taught as a special module. Some of the institutes where you can get trained include Air Hostess Training Academy, Delhi, which offers one-year or six-month/ two-month diploma/certificate courses in ticketing, Air Hostess Training Institute, Delhi, offers Air Fare, Travel and Ticketing course (four months), HME Institute, Punjab, offers six-month regular and correspondence course in International Air Ticketing Foundation, International Airlines Academy, Chennai, which offers 4/8/10 months Air Ticketing & Travel Cargo & Computerised Reservation courses. The airlines industry has many national and international companies and is fast growing. Skilled professionals can find jobs with national and international airlines. They can also work with various travel and ticketing companies. “Placement is guaranteed for competent professionals and there are chances for you to go up the career ladder reaching more prominent posts,”she adds.
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