Russian airlines switch to e-tickets
Published: 30 May, 2008, 12:30
Most Russian airlines will switch to e-ticketing on June 1, the international deadline for carriers to make the changeover.
According to the International Air Transportation Association (IATA), e-tickets are faster and safer than paper ones.
The IATA says they are more difficult to counterfeit, and can’t be lost.
The organisation says the move to e-tickets will save the industry up to $US 3 billion dollars annually.
But Russia’s major airlines say they will have to continue issuing paper tickets alongside electronic ones as some smaller airports are still not ready for the change.
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