New Delhi: A recent study done by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that during the second half of March this year, more than 20 per cent of tickets sold by airlines that are members of the global association were e-tickets, up from about 5 per cent during the same period in the previous year.
Data complied by IATA shows that close to 95 per cent of the tickets sold by the US carrier, Continental, were e-tickets, while in the case of German airline Lufthansa, close to 83 per cent of the tickets sold were e-tickets.
Similarly, in the case of British Airways close to 92 per cent of tickets sold were e-tickets while more than 65 per cent of the tickets sold by Air France were e-tickets.
Among Indian carriers, while Jet Airways sold more than 37 per cent of its tickets as e-tickets, Air Sahara sold close to 28 per cent of its tickets as e-tickets.
22/04/06 Hindu Business Line/Ashwini Phadnis
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