Abacus International signed an agreement with US-based carrier Continental Airlines to enable travel agencies throughout Asia Pacific to issue electronic tickets (e-tickets) for its flights.
The Continental became the 16th carrier to be able to offer its customers the speed and convenience of e-ticketing through the Abacus network. This was stated by the vice-president Associate Sales, Abacus International Rogelio Sarreal in a news statement on Monday.
Abacus-connected travel agencies in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand will be able to issue e-tickets for travel on continental airlines by the end of this month.
"This agreement with Continental Airlines is in line with our efforts to make e-ticketing the primary mode of ticketing in the region by 2007, and is a major step forward in our vision of realising a paperless future," he added.
E-ticketing has enjoyed rapid adoption throughout Asia-Pacific. Between January and August 2004, the number of e-tickets issued through the Abacus system increased 302 per cent on the same period last year.
"E-tickets are not only more secure and convenient for customers, but they also offer substantial cost benefits for airlines and travel agencies, saving approximately SG$13.00 per ticket issued," Sarreal said.
He said: "We have considerable cost savings from implementing e-ticketing world-wide and it's become more popular with our customers than paper tickets."-PR
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