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Philippine Airlines is expanding its newly implemented electronic
ticketing service to cover three more domestic destinations this month before moving on to the
international sector in the second half of the year as the flag carrier ramps up its
automation thrust.
On June 1, PAL started offering e-tickets on flights between Manila and
Davao, and between Manila and Zamboanga. On June 7, the service will
also be available on flights between Manila and Puerto Princesa.
By September, PAL
is to introduce e-tickets on flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco. Other trans-Pacific destinations
are expected to follow shortly after.
In December, a planned electronic interline system with American Airlines
is projected to come on stream, in which either carrier can issue e-tickets
on the other's flights.
If successfully carried out, this will make American, the world's largest
carrier, PAL's first partner airline in e-ticketing. The two have long had
an interline arrangement, albeit in paper tickets.
PAL's foray into e-ticketing brings it into step with major international
carriers, which use the technology extensively.
The flag carrier launched e-ticketing last May 1 on flights between Manila
and Cebu. The facility enables passengers to book and pay for seats by telephone or
through the Internet. The transaction is recorded as a computer entry, obviating
the need for paper documents. |
