Travel booking major MakeMyTrip announced the launch of a new feature called Seat Availability Forecast, which aims to provide users with a predictive view of when seats on selected trains are likely to sell out. The company, headquartered in Gurugram, revealed that nearly 40 percent of its users book train tickets across multiple sessions, often taking several days to finalise their plans. Among these users, almost 70 percent end up purchasing waitlisted tickets due to the unavailability of confirmed seats by the time they finalise their itineraries. MakeMyTrip explained that reserved train tickets in India can be booked up to 60 days before departure, but most travelers tend to finalise their plans much closer to the travel date.
Indian Railways passengers: This app predicts when train tickets will sell out
