Because there is no e-ticket service available for my flight, and even if there was I am more comfortable having the ticket in my hand where I run the risk of losing it as opposed to the risk of there not being an e-ticket when I show up at the counter which has happened in the past.

They told me that they would check the status and later confoirmed that the ticket would arrive soon, my definition of soon is 2-7 days, never happened.

Heavan knows what is being done, I am currently in Germany and the latest is no ticket according to my wife. I have purchased another ticket already.

Why are you so interested ?