E-ticketing

Alistairbastian · Post by **Alistairbastian** » 22 Mar 2005, 20:58

E-ticketing can be one of the ways airlines can save money on printing cost (yes save a couple of trees

). E -ticketing eliminates the need of agents and get the airlines closer to the people

Came across this really interesting article on e-ticketing

http://www.business-standard.com/strate ... leftindx=7

Alistairbastian · Post by **Alistairbastian** » 30 Mar 2005, 17:14

International Air Transport Association (IATA) members are aiming for 100 per cent global implementation of electronic ticketing by the end of 2007, and non-compliant airlines will have to issue their own tickets at a much higher cost and witness a loss of customers

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArti ... ion=theuae

heathrow · Post by **heathrow** » 30 Mar 2005, 21:19

Yes, however some flights do not offer E-Ticketing. I have 4 BA flights in the summer, 2 of which are paper and the other two E-ticket. Does this have to do with Long-haul short-haul, or non-E.U. and E.U. destinations?

B744skipper · Post by **B744skipper** » 30 Mar 2005, 21:59

@Heathrow, I think that it is up to airline policy for deciding when they issue a paper ticket or not.
I know that KLM will or has switched to a system where only e-tickets will be used, and they charge extra for people who want a paper ticket.

heathrow · Post by **heathrow** » 30 Mar 2005, 22:25

yes, but paper was manditory for my flights (BA2642, BA2643 737-??? LGW-SKG-LGW),
and E-Ticket was manditory for the other ones
(BA92, BA97, 747-400 & 777-200 YYZ-LHR-YYZ)
Why would they have different rules?

Alistairbastian · Post by **Alistairbastian** » 31 Mar 2005, 00:56

till 2007 hmmm we might see paper tickets atleast thats wat IATA says. Low cost carriers promotes booking on their website . This atleast the travel agent saving cost to airlines

Alistairbastian · Post by **Alistairbastian** » 31 Mar 2005, 01:07

British Airways has launched its new e-ticketing service in Bahrain in association with global distribution services provider Galileo Bahrain

http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/47502.html

At present, 75 per cent of the tickets issued at the local British Airways offices in the GCC are e-tickets.

http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/49956.html

comprehensive online offering for customers, http://www.ba.com

http://www.ameinfo.com/news/Detailed/50025.html

AIR INDIA has launched Web-based e-ticketing to serve North American passengers here.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bli ... 590500.htm

Electronic Ticket is Jet Airways' ticketless travel service. An electronic image of your ticket is stored in Jet Airways' reservation system

http://www.jetairways.com/MSIB21/Templa ... HINT=Guest

Indian Airlines has launched its e- ticketing facility, Netravel, which allows booking of tickets and conduct of related transactions over the Internet
http://www.Indianairlines.com

Waste paper

enhancing customer service

cutting costs

http://www.itp.net/business/features/de ... &category=

heathrow · Post by **heathrow** » 31 Mar 2005, 01:09

well e-tickets are so easy, because you cant loose them. Unless you loose yourself, then you have a prolem!

Alistairbastian · Post by **Alistairbastian** » 31 Mar 2005, 01:13

Aviation industry to save $3 billion with e-ticketing :cheers:

http://www.businessdayonline.com/index. ... cleId=6541

Advisor · Post by **Advisor** » 31 Mar 2005, 09:22

Alistairbastian wrote:Aviation industry to save $3 billion with e-ticketing :cheers:

http://www.businessdayonline.com/index. ... cleId=6541

I was wondering what happens to the industry which takes care of the ticketing for the airline, WHAT DO WE CALL THEM

UMM

Does the airline not have to pay them....................Did Speedwings charge British Airways or what

Also you should also view this link https://www.aviation24.be/modules.php?name ... &pollID=21

brakes_78 · Post by **brakes_78** » 01 Apr 2005, 13:34

In Mumbai India we have Kale Consultants and World Network Services doing the back end jobs for many airlines.

brakes_78 · Post by **brakes_78** » 01 Apr 2005, 13:35

Also a colleague of mine tells me of an AFS also.

andrei300 · Post by **andrei300** » 25 Jan 2006, 07:18

i am doing my graduation project on customers experiences initiatives & customer satisfaction in aviation sector.
any ideas or new servises provided to cutomers on board or in the airport will help my project.
thanx
andrei

vc-10 · Post by **vc-10** » 25 Jan 2006, 15:13

I used an e-ticket to get to cayman over X-mas. It was good, as it was of no value to anyone unless they looked like me and had my passport.
Gayman-Havana with Cayman Airways was paper, and my Mum had to keep the tickets on her at all times in Cuba so people didn't steal them.

earthman · Post by **earthman** » 25 Jan 2006, 15:25

The whole E-ticketing thing enables web based check-in systems, where you can pick your seat 30 hours or so before the flight, this is a wonderful feature. On some airports it even allows you to bypass the absurdly long check-in lines, used by people who did not or could not use the internet check-in.

Another thing is getting the tickets. For example, if you buy a ticket directly from LOT in Holland, the only way to get it is to pick it up at the airport. They don't yet offer E-tix on the route to WAW. If you don't live next to the airport, the only sensible option is to pick the ticket up on the day of your departure. Of course the LOT ticket desk is located in an extremely well-hidden corner of the airport: at the far end of the ticket counters in Departures 1, and at the other side of the entrance, so you can't see the desk from inside the building; the ticket desks seem to end at the door. I once spent half an hour looking for it. This desk is now called the aviapartner ticket desk, and recently I mistakenly thought that this was a different desk than previously, wasting yet another half an hour. (It also turned out that aviapartner has several ticket counters).

Coming back to picking your seat, Transavia is starting to offer e-tix on package travels bought at a travel agency. If the agent supports it, you can use internet check-in, which is very nice, since these flights are alway full so if you're not at the airport very early you might end up not sitting next to your travel companion.