A new system in air travel began today as it got rid of the paper ticket on the eve of the industry’s conversion to cent per cent electronic ticketing at the call of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), adjoining around more than 230 global airlines.

“Today we say goodbye to paper tickets, it has served us well, but its all over. Four years of hard work by airlines round the world start the beginning of a new, more appropriate and more efficient era for air travel,” said Giovanni Bisignani, Director General and CEO of IATA inaugurating its Annual General Meeting .

IATA, which represents around 93 per cent of the world air traffic, had set a deadline of May 31 to introduce cent per cent e-ticketing which came into effect round the world, including India. This revolution helps saving an estimated 3 billion USD annually on paper, consumers can now face easier travel in an electronic world, where 100 per cent electronic ticket eliminates the headache of lost tickets. ETs can easily be changed and reissued without any need to go to a travel agency or airline ticket office. And they enable a wide range of self-service options like online and mobile check in.

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