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Emirates
Airline 100% e-ticket enabled
Signs
100th interline e-ticketing agreement
Emirates
continues to lead the way in e-ticketing, recently concluding
its 100th interline e-ticketing agreement. This means the
airline’s e-ticketing product is now even more widely
available, enabling more travellers to enjoy the benefits
of e-tickets when flying with Emirates.
The Dubai-based airline has been 100% e-ticket enabled across
all of its online destinations since the end of April, weeks
ahead of IATA’s 1st June deadline. In addition, Emirates
e-tickets are being issued by 10 global distribution systems
(GDS) and travel agent systems that span across 70 BSP (IATA
billing settlement plan) global markets.
This achievement is no mean feat given the span of Emirates’
route network, and the complexity of its global operations
which includes markets that have poor technology infrastructure.
Keith Longstaff, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President,
Commercial Operations Worldwide said: “We are pleased
to have fully achieved e-ticketing across our online operations
ahead of IATA’s deadline, and to have concluded this
process with over 100 of our interline partners. Emirates
has a dedicated team focussed on rolling it out across all
of our global network. It has been a huge undertaking not
only because our network was continually expanding, but also
because of the complexity of our operations.
“Emirates has been 100 per cent behind IATA’s e-ticketing
initiative since its inception and we are particularly proud
that Emirates’ e-ticketing products have been developed
in-house, including complex products like e-ticketing for
code-share flights and infants.”
He added: “Electronic ticketing benefits both the customer
and the airline by providing greater convenience, reduced
processing time, simplified operations and faster check-in.
It is also paperless, and thus greener. Customer response
has been extremely positive, and today e-tickets have become
accepted as the norm.”
Since the inception of e-ticketing in 2004, Emirates has been
the leader in the region on developing and implementing e-ticket
products. The airline currently operates to 99 cities on six
continents, and has announced plans to start services to Guangzhou
(China), Durban (South Africa), Los Angeles and San Francisco
this year.
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