Originally Posted by
fassy
Sure, the point is: Neither an airline can verify a ticket on a different carrier or the immigration officer with ease. Having a printout with some black ink on it doesn't say anything. They will always need to look to the eticket.
So, yes... it is good to have a e-ticket number for the return but having the itinerary printed out itself doesn't help (besides the ticket number printed on it)
Yes, paperwork would be easy to fake, but the requirements will catch most potential offenders which is a good starting point.