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Subject: Re: IATA bids farewell to paper tickets Posted on: 27 Aug 2007 20:25:23 GMT

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/airlines-body-bids-farewell-paper-tickets.html
... >
... > 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.
... >
... > "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.
... >
... Does this mean the end of air travel for someone who doesn't have a
... credit card and a PC?
...
... T.

You'll need a printer, too.