Airlines confirm switch-over to e-tickets this week
With the introduction of electronic ticketing (e-ticketing) within three days from now, airlines will be saving billions of dollars in operational costs globally, saving themselves from the struggle of coping with the soaring aviation fuel costs and economic turmoil.
The decision was taken by all 240 member airlines, belonging to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), to switch over to e-ticketing. This will also help save about 50,000 trees annually, as paper airlines tickets will soon be history.
Although the deadline for paper tickets falls on Sunday, the tickets issued before the deadline will remain valid for the travel dates indicated in them.
“Beginning June 1st, no travel agent will be able to issue a paper ticket,” quoted an IATA spokesman.
Most of the electronic ticketing will be done online, saving travelers the hassle of visiting a travel agent to book their tickets.
Recently, the Dubai-based Emirates, had embraced e-ticketing and became 100 percent e-ticket enabled across all its online destinations. Several other airlines in the region too have been promoting e-tickets as the norm.
E-ticketing enables travelers to be more flexible with their plans, making changes without having to re-issue paper tickets and avoid crises such as that of lost tickets, IATA said.
Posted on 31/5/2008
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