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The Star Alliance network launches global interline E-ticket
Star Alliance today announced the launch of its global interline e-ticket product. Following an extensive testing schedule, interline e-ticket is now being rolled out across the member carriers. Air Canada and Lufthansa was the first pair to launch in November. ANA and United are coming online this month, with Air Canada and Air New Zealand due in January. In addition to these launches, the following Star Alliance carriers already offer interline e-ticket.
- Scandinavian Airlines - Lufthansa
- Scandinavian Airlines - Spanair
- Air Canada - Lufthansa
- Lufthansa- United
- Austrian - Lufthansa
- United - US Airways
All other e-ticket pairings will become live as part of the Star Allince global interline e-ticket roll out, which will be completed by the end of August 2005. At that point customers can travel across the entire Star Alliance Network using one single e-ticket.
With interline electronic ticketing, frequent fliers no longer have to worry about waiting for tickets to arrive by post, queuing to collect tickets at a counter, nor can tickets get lost. Furthermore traveling on e-tickets also speed up check-in and boarding. For the member carriers, electronic ticketing allows them to lower distribution costs. According to IATA, ticketing costs for a paper ticket average between seven and nine US dollars, whereas an electronic ticket only averages two US dollars.
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The Star Alliance network launches global interline E-ticket
Star Alliance today announced the launch of its global interline e-ticket product. Following an extensive testing schedule, interline e-ticket is now being rolled out across the member carriers. Air Canada and Lufthansa was the first pair to launch in November. ANA and United are coming online this month, with Air Canada and Air New Zealand due in January. In addition to these launches, the following Star Alliance carriers already offer interline e-ticket.
- Scandinavian Airlines - Lufthansa
- Scandinavian Airlines - Spanair
- Air Canada - Lufthansa
- Lufthansa- United
- Austrian - Lufthansa
- United - US Airways
All other e-ticket pairings will become live as part of the Star Allince global interline e-ticket roll out, which will be completed by the end of August 2005. At that point customers can travel across the entire Star Alliance Network using one single e-ticket.
With interline electronic ticketing, frequent fliers no longer have to worry about waiting for tickets to arrive by post, queuing to collect tickets at a counter, nor can tickets get lost. Furthermore traveling on e-tickets also speed up check-in and boarding. For the member carriers, electronic ticketing allows them to lower distribution costs. According to IATA, ticketing costs for a paper ticket average between seven and nine US dollars, whereas an electronic ticket only averages two US dollars.
SAS GROUP CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS
