By the end of year 2007, you will get only electronic airline tickets. The International Air Transport Association(IATA), a global trade group supplying paper tickets to most airlines outside the United States plans to discontinue the service of paper airline tickets by the end of 2007.The migration of electronic ticketing has been underway for more than 10 years.
After 2007, the paper ticket supplies will be costly. Travelers who insist on paper tickets may be adding to the cost of their tickets.
Electronic ticketing encourages self-check-in saving airlines money. IATA estimates that with electronic ticketing $ 3 billion will be potentially saved.
While U.S. and Chinese countries have nearly done away with paper tickets carriers in some countries in Africa and the Middle East are still using paper tickets.
The transition to electronic airline tickets is expected to benefit both travelers and the airline industries.
Source: MSNBC
