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Paper tickets becoming a memory
15 November 2006
Traditional paper airplane tickets are set to become little more than a distant memory, new figures suggest.
A new report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reveals that up to 70 per cent of paper tickets could be replaced with electronic ones by the end of 2006.
By the end of 2007, all IATA's 261 member travel agents, and the majority of international carriers, plan to have eliminated paper tickets altogether.
IATA's project director of electronic ticketing, Bryan Wilson, told the Edmonton Journal: "You won't [be able to] walk into a travel agent, make a reservation, pay for it and walk out with that traditional ticket. That thing's gone to the museum.'
A number of international airlines plan to charge a fee for paper tickets on flights where e-tickets are available from January 1st 2007.
E-ticketing is intended to slash operational costs for airlines, enabling billions of dollars worth of savings each year to be passed on to passengers, and the system also makes it easier to book tickets online or over the phone.
© Adfero Ltd
A new report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reveals that up to 70 per cent of paper tickets could be replaced with electronic ones by the end of 2006.
By the end of 2007, all IATA's 261 member travel agents, and the majority of international carriers, plan to have eliminated paper tickets altogether.
IATA's project director of electronic ticketing, Bryan Wilson, told the Edmonton Journal: "You won't [be able to] walk into a travel agent, make a reservation, pay for it and walk out with that traditional ticket. That thing's gone to the museum.'
A number of international airlines plan to charge a fee for paper tickets on flights where e-tickets are available from January 1st 2007.
E-ticketing is intended to slash operational costs for airlines, enabling billions of dollars worth of savings each year to be passed on to passengers, and the system also makes it easier to book tickets online or over the phone.
© Adfero Ltd
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