KLM ditches traditional air tickets

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Sat 31st May 2008 07:04 am

KLM ditches traditional air tickets
Friday 30 May 2008

KLM is to replace printed tickets with electronic ones from June 1 on all flights, the airline said on Friday.

Some 99% of passengers already use e-tickets, which are more efficient, safer and environment-friendly, KLM said. If all airlines switched to e-tickets it would save them €2bn a year and 50,000 trees, news agency ANP reported.

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Dave J · Post by **Dave J** » Sat 31st May 2008 10:14 am

Looking at the flight prices for KLM it's obviously €2 Billion savings for the airlines than anything for the consumer.

Nice bit of info all the same!.

DrGonzo · Post by **DrGonzo** » Sat 31st May 2008 01:18 pm

What about boarding cards?

They could move to reusable swipe cards............ like hotel room keys.

NirvanaEJ · Post by **NirvanaEJ** » Sat 31st May 2008 04:23 pm

dont you still have to print the E-ticket at home to bring with you? trees still being wasted?

Dave J · Post by **Dave J** » Sat 31st May 2008 04:45 pm

NirvanaEJ wrote:dont you still have to print the E-ticket at home to bring with you? trees still being wasted?

In thinking, how true. I always do for Easyjet flights, but never seem to get asked for it\them. Just for our backup\reminder I guess. That and proof that we booked and vilidate our flights anyways just in case you get into 1 of those disputed flight booking situations lol. Which thankfully I never have...yet!.

NirvanaEJ · Post by **NirvanaEJ** » Sat 31st May 2008 04:56 pm

yeah id never go to the airport without my ticket printed, one tiny glitch and you can be stuck for days or hours without proof.

travelling high · Post by **travelling high** » Sat 31st May 2008 06:53 pm

NirvanaEJ wrote:yeah id never go to the airport without my ticket printed, one tiny glitch and you can be stuck for days or hours without proof.

I print an itinerary or two for people here at home in case but I usually go to the airport and just check-in and have never encountered a problem.

NirvanaEJ · Post by **NirvanaEJ** » Sat 31st May 2008 07:09 pm

travelling high wrote:
NirvanaEJ wrote:yeah id never go to the airport without my ticket printed, one tiny glitch and you can be stuck for days or hours without proof.
I print an itinerary or two for people here at home in case but I usually go to the airport and just check-in and have never encountered a problem.

im glad, maybe just good luck so far? with the airlines sooo screwed up recently i take no chances

jollylittlehun · Post by **jollylittlehun** » Sat 31st May 2008 07:41 pm

First thing i did when i booked my flight was to print out the tickets, and save them as a draft in my email incase i forget them when i go to the airport. If i have just print them off again. No worries.

Im a forgetful guy nowadays.