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Paper airline ticket scrapped
Its got a ticket to ride
Fri May 30 2008, 08:52
THE PAPER AIRLINE TICKET has gone the way of the Dodo as
this weekend 240 airlines, belonging to the world travel association IATA,
switch to all-electronic ticketing which is mostly done online.
Since IATA account for 94 percent of world airline traffic it looks like the traditional paper ticket has had its chips.
Getting rid of the old-style tickets will save three billion US dollars a year... not to mention 50,000 trees.
Making a paper ticket costs about $10 while an electronic one only costs a dollar. µ
L'Inq
Sydney
Morning Herald
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What has gone is the ability for a Travel Agent to print a ticket for travel on an airline.

There is nothing to stop airlines continuing with their own systems for printing tickets to provide passengers if they have not updated their systems for e-ticketing in all their offices!
I wonder if those billions in savings by going to electronic tickets will be passed on as lower airfares for we lowly peons?
Well, unfortunately, the tax man still requires a paper invoice to be kept in case of audit. But that is really the only reason for a paper copy of a ticket. Anyone who prints one out for any other reason is just being wasteful.

And yeah, the airlines still depend on paper boarding passes. I don't see any alternative in sight, but perhaps the IATA will turn their attention to that next.

And who the F*** cares what pleases al gore? He's just another pathologically lying politician.

those of us who travel on business still need to submit a paper invoice for the business to keep in case of an audit by the taxman. But that is the only reason
Saves plenty of carbon shipping the tickets though...

But yes, blatent cost cutting
millions of passengers printing tickets, boardingpasses and the lot don't use trees, that paper is made of dried kittens?

simple costcut not al gore pleasing
One thing, there are NO uniform Ticket style, Even on ONE Carrier. Why? You Guessed, Travel Agents kind o' Print Em in Back Room

While I'd Request Mine Well.... Done, Somehow, knowing too Many Digital BIG Wigs got ME locked Out of grid(My Own RWB Registury). Well, I Never.
Drashek