Abacus sees Surge in Electronic Ticketing Levels

Abacus today reported that in March 2007, its level of airline bookings issued as electronic tickets had passed the 60% mark for the first time and more than 81% of all Abacus tickets are now ET-ready.
The 61.4% adoption for electronic ticketing (ET), during March 2007, was approaching double the 35.5% level of electronic ticketing recorded in the same month last year, said Abacus International President and CEO, Mr Don Birch.
“The surge in electronic ticketing is a positive indication towards the achievement of IATA’s goal of 100% electronic ticketing by the end of 2007. The market is showing that it can adopt this cost-saving initiative at an accelerating rate and it will need to continue doing so to hit IATA’s target,” Mr. Birch said.
Regional markets such as India, South Korea (106%) year-on-year growth in March 2007, The Philippines (80%) and Thailand (93%) have demonstrated the highest levels of e-ticketing penetration, reflecting growth figures, while India recorded a notable 5,624% more e-tickets processed by Abacus in March 2007, than the corresponding month a year earlier.
25/04/07 ASIATravelTips.com, Thailand

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Categories: Foreign Apr 2007, General Aviation Apr 2007