Originally Posted by
henkybaby
The reason I prefer e- to paper is that you cannot lose it.
And one of the reasons I prefer paper to e- is that I trust myself not to lose a ticket consisting simply of 8 open segments more than I trust the airlines' computers.
Losing a paper ticket is no big deal - you just have to sign an indemnity and you can get a new one so long as you have the ticket number and details.