An electronic ticket is also called an E-Ticket, rather way the process allows the passenger to purchase airline tickets online. The technology behind the system is extremely complex but to the passenger all he or she wishes to see is that the flight they want at the price they want to pay and the services they wish to add are complete. Once the process has been completed, the passenger is given an email which can be printed out, the print is used at the airport to get a boarding pass for the flight.
Although airline tickets online in most cases requires that the passenger print the reservation, the process is often referred to as a paperless transaction because all the various aspects of the purchase are completed electronically. This type of ticketing has a number of benefits; over and above the obvious benefit of not having to visit a travel agent or the airline booking office, it saves money by reducing the number of people involved, it also eliminates the chances of losing the paper based ticket as the information is easily retrieved.
When airline tickets online are purchased, the system automatically notifies all the various parties that are part of the travel procedure. The document that is generated and printed provides not only the right to a boarding pass, all the details of the reservation are included. In many cases the online agency also packages hotels and rental cars with the ticket, the reservation information for these ancillary services are also included, elimination multiple documents. At the other end, the carrier will have a complete list of passengers along with any special requirements they may have requested at the time of booking.
Once an individual has paid for the E-Ticket they often can go back online and print a boarding pass, this eliminates any waiting at the ticket counter at the airport. Not all carriers have reached this level of sophistication yet but those that haven’t may have electronic kiosks at the airport where the passenger can print the boarding pass.
There is little doubt that the travel industry has come a long way thanks to the internet. Prior to online ticket processing it was a complicated and time consuming process, as a result of new technology, ticketing is now in the hands of the passenger.
Jet Airways have a sophisticated system to purchase airline tickets online. A few simple clicks will provide you with all the options available to satisfy your travel needs.
