The number of airlines and ground handlers using the Worldspan Interchange to process interline electronic tickets (IET) recently jumped from 55 to nearly 170. The increase represents the…
The number of airlines and ground handlers using the Worldspan Interchange to process interline electronic tickets (IET) recently jumped from 55 to nearly 170. The increase represents the
commitment of Worldspan and airlines globally to meet IATA`s goal of 100 percent e-ticketing by the end of 2007.
The Interchange has significantly reduced the time and costs of implementing interline agreements at Northwest, said Jennifer Deweese, program manager, Interline Electronic Ticketing, Northwest Airlines.
After IATA`s deadline passes on December 31, 2007, IATA-affiliated travel agencies worldwide will no longer be able to issue paper tickets through their GDSs, which would severely impact airlines that are not e-ticket enabled, said Kevin Ficco, Worldspan vice president – Airline Distribution and Business
Development.
Through the Interchange and our full suite of E-Ticket Technologies, we are helping airlines of all sizes, in every geographic location easily make the shift to e-ticketing using the most cost-efficient and quick-to-implement solutions available.
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