IATA's mandatory eticketing deadline extended

[Keith T 2]

http://www.iata.org/html_email/3954300-stb..._newsletter.htm

 

ET deadline extended - May 31, 2008

 

As of April 2007, ET global penetration reached 80% and 1,100 interline agreements had been established.

 

Whilst airlines forecast reaching 96.6% ET by December 2007, IATA management produced data that projected 92% as being more likely. Based on this data and the concerns expressed by a number of airlines, the Board and AGM decided to extend the deadline to 31 May 2008

 

This once off 5 month extension, which effectively gives the industry one year from the Vancouver AGM to meet the target. In particular, it will allow airlines behind schedule--due to late starts, system enhancements and regulatory limitations (e.g. Russia)--more time to complete their ET projects without jeopardising the efforts of airlines who were on target to reach 100% ET by year end.

 

In order to facilitate the completion of Interline ET agreements, airlines are asked to clearly communicate their intentions for future electronic relationships with their current interline partners.

 

The Board congratulated IATA for reaching 80% global ET penetration and for the support it has provided airlines to date.

Edited June 11, 2007 by Keith T