Electronic Ticketing To Extinct Paper Airline Tickets
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It’s amazing how many things technology can change.
The International Air Transport Association is looking to obsolete the old paper ticketing system with electronic tickets that require a credit card or a government ID be swiped for check-in. This move could save millions of dollars.
“The U.S. airlines can see the light at the end of the tunnel,” said IATA spokesman Steven Lott. “They’re definitely leading the world in terms of e-ticketing and going electronic.”
IATA, which supplies paper tickets to most airlines outside the United States, plans to discontinue that service at the end of this year. Airlines that want to maintain paper ticketing beyond 2007 may continue to do so, but supplies will be costly, Lott said.
Some airlines charge an additional fee to process passengers that demand paper tickets.
Another good reason not to use paper tickets? No trees have to die so you can fly.
So if you happen to still use paper tickets, E Tickets are the future for you too..