Airline tickets soon to be a thing of the past

Airline tickets soon to be a thing of the past
Tags: Airport Kiosks, Travel & Lodging
June 6, 2006

CNN: Old-fashioned airline tickets will be relegated to the history books next year if an industry lobby group gets its way. Almost 48 percent of tickets worldwide are electronic, and the International Air Transport Association wants all paper tickets phased out in 2007. The association represents 265 airlines, accounting for 94 percent of international air traffic.

Speaking at the World Air Transport Summit in Paris, IATA director general and chief executive Giovanni Bisignani said one of the biggest challenges for airlines is the 100 percent adoption of e-ticketing.