No More Leaving the Ticket at Home
It's been a while since we've held a real, paper ticket for a flight, but they do still exist... for the next couple of weeks, anyway. The industry's given themselves until June 1, 2008, to change over to completely paperless tickets.
Estimates are that around 90 percent of plane tickets are issued electronically at the moment, and that might not change too much before the deadline. Routes where they're having trouble changing over include some to China, Vietnam, India, Africa and South America, and bringing a baby along on an e-ticket is also still problematic; some round-the-world routes are also only issued on paper.
All hail the paperless ticket world, we say, not just because we like trees but also because it's much harder to leave an electronic ticket at home. We're gunning for paperless passports and baggage-less baggage, too.
Related Stories:
· Airlines Face Problems Meeting Paperless Tickets Deadline [eTravel]
· Travel Technology coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: zhaffsky]
Leave a Comment
Not yet a member? Click here to become a member.
Already a member? Login below: