Buh-bye to the Paper Ticket
Sunday August 12, 2007
Well, we'll see...
IATA, the International Air Transport Association, represents close to 300 airlines, and almost all international air traffic. Currently, a focus of IATA is to get airlines fully on board with electronic ticketing (ET).
Their hoped-for deadline for saying buh-bye to paper tickets is May 31, 2008. 100% compliance may save the air travel industry up to $3 billion annually. IATA estimates that an electronic ticket costs about $1 to process versus $10 per paper ticket, and given that you can't 'lose' an electronic ticket, one can't help but wonder why the 100% hasn't yet been achieved.
Buh-bye Paper Tickets - IATA Sets 2008 Deadline for 100% Electronic Tickets
IATA, the International Air Transport Association, represents close to 300 airlines, and almost all international air traffic. Currently, a focus of IATA is to get airlines fully on board with electronic ticketing (ET).
Their hoped-for deadline for saying buh-bye to paper tickets is May 31, 2008. 100% compliance may save the air travel industry up to $3 billion annually. IATA estimates that an electronic ticket costs about $1 to process versus $10 per paper ticket, and given that you can't 'lose' an electronic ticket, one can't help but wonder why the 100% hasn't yet been achieved.
Buh-bye Paper Tickets - IATA Sets 2008 Deadline for 100% Electronic Tickets
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