New Delhi, Nov 13: Private domestic airline Jet Airways today said it would start issuing electronic tickets from the next year in a bid to cut administrative costs by 50 per cent. The airline would also effect a change in its ongoing early ticket purchase scheme by allowing travellers to book their tickets before 21 days of travel in addition to the current 15 days and 30 days, CEO Peter Leuthi told reporters.
"We will start e-ticketing from April next year. This will benefit both the customer and the travel agent," Leuthi said while also announcing the airline's readiness to start operations to Sri Lanka.
Jet Airways would also join the business settlement plan (BSP), a ticketing alliance under International Air Travel Association.
As per this, there would be a common pool of funds under the IATA for the airlines and the travel agents would have a neutral ticket as they would deal with all the airlines jointly, he said adding this was the first such initiative by a domestic carrier.
Leuthi said the apex fares, bookings for which would start next week, would be the same as the published fares.
Bureau Report