August 29th, 2007, 08:30 AM
posted to rec.travel.europe,rec.travel.air,rec.travel.asia
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IATA bids farewell to paper tickets
Magda wrote:
On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:56:56 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Tom Peel
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:
... Alain Quai schrieb:
... http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/27082007/325...r-tickets.html
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... GENEVA (Reuters) - The global airlines body IATA said on Monday it
... had placed its last order for paper tickets, clearing the way for air
... travel to be based entirely on electronic ticketing from June 1 next
... year.
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... "In just 278 more days, the paper ticket will become a collector's
... item," said Giovanni Bisignani, director general of the International
... Air Transport Association.
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... Does this mean the end of air travel for someone who doesn't have a
... credit card and a PC?
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... T.
You'll need a printer, too.
Why?
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