Can you still request paper tickets for a fee? I've had a Google and the information and can't find a definitive answer. Thought it'd be nice for a birthday surprise.
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I dont think so, but i know that for some reason BA do still issue paper tickets for some things.
My uncle had one recently issued for a reward flight ex DUB
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And it was only certain select routes/countries where these were still required that it was possible and BA did them/accepted them, however I believe all of these have gone now too. And for years if eTickets were valid on the itin, then they would not accept paper.
Certainly from an IATA perspective, they are dead.
In operational terms, any air service operator would be free to give you anything they wanted (that complied with their regulatory environment), say a golden coin token-for-travel, etc or a paper ticket, if they wished.
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And it was only certain select routes/countries where these were still required that it was possible and BA did them/accepted them, however I believe all of these have gone now too. And for years if eTickets were valid on the itin, then they would not accept paper.
Certainly from an IATA perspective, they are dead.
In operational terms, any air service operator would be free to give you anything they wanted (that complied with their regulatory environment), say a golden coin token-for-travel, etc or a paper ticket, if they wished.
Iv seen one within the last 12 months
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Was it issued by the airline who honoured it? And the paper was actually the ticket itself, not just a print out of the eticket, with ticket number on it? Was it flying some place odd? Or on an odd airline? Did it involve a childs ticket?
I thought (officially) all remaining requirments had now gone in normal circumstances.
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However I'm certain you can't get one unless your travel needs one for some reason. As I said, an airline could issue anything itwants for itself, but BA policy has been no paper unless needed for years.
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Iv seen one within the last 12 months
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Was it issued by the airline who honoured it?
And the paper was actually the ticket itself, not just a print out of the eticket, with ticket number on it?
Was it flying some place odd? Or on an odd airline?
BA reward flight, issued by BA, for travel on BA, off the top of my head LGW-JER return in CE as a RFS.
paper ticket issued from London, but flight went straight into his MMB when booked ?
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I had a normal WT+ HEL-LHR-JFK booking some time ago. I woke up a bit late and was at the airport 2 minutes before scheduled departure time.
Surprisingly, they wouldn't let me check in anymore
Went to the ticketing office, changed the HEL-LHR to a later flight (changes for 150EUR fee before first flight departs-rule), and got a paper ticket for the new flight.
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I know for sure that AA will categorically no longer accept paper tickets. They've shut down their handling.
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PAPER TICKETS - NON ACCEPTANCE
Updated: 19JUN12
Reminder: 06OCT12
Effective 01NOV12, AA will no longer accept ATB/Paper tickets for travel on AA. ARC/ASP Travel Agencies in the USA should ensure that any ATB/Paper tickets regardless of the validating carrier should not include travel dates after 31OCT12 or space will be cancelled and the customer will be required to purchase a new ticket. All Sales by US ARC/ASP agents for travel on 01NOV12 and beyond on AA Marketed/Operated flights shall be ticketed using interline e-ticketing (ETR). Please refer to ETRONLY for a list of carriers that currently do not accept paper tickets.
And ETRONLY reads:
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The following airlines have informed the industry that they will not accept ATB tickets on flights they operate (including codeshare flights booked under an OAL's Code) after a specific deadline date.
Travel agencies have been notified directly by these Airlines, and are responsible for ensuring that they do not issue ATB tickets inappropriately (including 001/AA Documents).
ETR ONLY
OAL/AIRLINE NAME EFF DATE
QR QATAR AIRWAYS 15OCT10 BA BRITISH AIRWAYS 01JAN11
VY VUELING (ALSO IB*(VY)) 01MAR12
CM COPA AIRLINES 15JUL11
SQ SINGAPORE AIRLINES 01AUG11
MI SILK AIR (NOTE 1) 01SEP11
7I INSEL AIR 09OCT11
F9 FRONTIER AIRLINES 10OCT11
SV SAUDI ARABIAN AIRLINES 31MAR12 (read note 4)
EK EMIRATES 01JUL12
IB IBERIA 19JUL12
AA AMERICAN AIRLINES (NOTE 2) 01NOV12
SK SAS-SCANDINAVIAN AIRLINES 01JUL13
KF BLUE1 01JUL13
TG THAI AIRWAYS INTL 28SEP13
NOTES:
1. / 001/AA does not issue tickets for flights marketed by MI, but MI could be the operator of a flight sold under a partner airline's code - e.g., SQ*.
2. For travel on/after 01nov12, AA will not permit ATB paper tickets to be issued by ARC/ASP agencies.
3. / 001/AA does not issue tickets for flts marketed by KF
But KF could be the operator of a flight sold under a partner/s airline code - e.g., SK*, LH*
4. / date extended by SV from 31mar to 31Dec12, as of Mita admin bulletin 4041 (issued 28Feb12).
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Not seen paper tickets for long time either and was actually shocked when QF sent me compensation as a paper ticket voucher earlier this year.
When tried to use it, it turned out to be nightmare as even couldn't use on online bookings and the call centre was baffled how to put it in the system. As result ended up doing a trip to the airport to the ticket office...
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BA/QF was attempting to issue a paper ticket for a routing earlier this year. In the end I decided it was far too much faff as it would involve international postage to my empty house.
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Can you still request paper tickets for a fee? I've had a Google and the information and can't find a definitive answer. Thought it'd be nice for a birthday surprise.
Can you still request paper tickets for a fee? I've had a Google and the information and can't find a definitive answer. Thought it'd be nice for a birthday surprise.
You can obviously request a print-out of more or less any e-ticket ...
I organised a trip to NYC for my parents recently (book WTP, UuA, fly CW), it was a birthday present for my Dad, and their first ever l/h with BA , so once it was booked & ticketed I had the e-tickets printed out, did this at T5 one day and they even put them in a little BA-branded paper wallet ("your tickets...")
Obviously, the paperwork had "e-ticket" printed all over it but, to the uninitiated (i.e. my parents!) this was "the ticket"
It was rather nicer to have something to actually give my Dad on his birthday ... rather than, say, texting him the PNR
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, so once it was booked & ticketed I had the e-tickets printed out, did this at T5 one day and they even put them in a little BA-branded paper wallet ("your tickets...")
