Over 100 airlines now e-ticketing via Galileo

Friday, 18 Apr, 2006 0

 Galileo International claims to be e-ticket enabled for more than 70% of ticket processed through the GDS.

 

        alil

 Intern      This follows 15 carriers moving to e-ticketing through the system since the end of

                January, taking the total to more than 100. Latest additions include Korean   Air, Malev,  Pakistan Internatioanl Airways, Turkish Airlines and Royal Brunei.

 

              Airlines are signing up for e-ticketing in order to meet an IATA deadline of January  2007 to have all carriers offering paperless tickets.

 

              Galileo estimates that e-ticketing airlines save an estimated £5 per ticket while agents can save costs in terms of personnel time, ticket delivery, and shipping and handling costs.

 

              Matthew Hall, vice-president airline business development EMEA for Galileo parent  Cendant TDS, said: “These recent agreements further enhance our reputation as a leading e-ticketing provider in the market place.

 

              “We are focused on working with our airline partners to address their distribution goals and through working with them to adopt e-ticketing, we continue to deliver the airlines real value as well as helping to drive IATA’s industry initiative.”

 

              IATA e-ticketing project director Bryan Wilson added: “For the entire travel industry to benefit we need all parties to be engaged in delivering e-ticketing, whether they are airlines, ground handlers or travel agents.”

 

  Report by Phil Davies 

 



 

profileimage

Phil Davies



Most Read

Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know

Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham

Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago

Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research

Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact

Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference

Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role

Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal

Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination

Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness

Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future

Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...