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Old Mar 28, 2000 | 5:22 am
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CP Temporarily Discontinues Electronic Ticketing

I Found this on the Plane Talk BB, havent seen it mentioned here, and though you'd like the information

CP sent the following notice to travel agencies on March 16 through CRS's (which is why it appears to be shouting):
EFFECTIVE 16MAR00 FOR TRAVEL ON OR AFTER 02APR00 ELECTRONIC TICKETING HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY DISCONTINUED ON CERTAIN TRANSBORDER AND DOMESTIC CANADA ROUTES.

ELECTRONIC TICKETING WILL RESUME ON THESE ROUTES ONCE CANADIAN AIRLINES AND AIR CANADA HAVE HARMONIZED THEIR RESERVATION SYSTEMS.

E-TICKETING WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE ON ROUTES THAT ARE GROUND HANDLED IN THE U.S. BY AC AND UA AND ON CANADIAN REGIONAL/MAINLINE FLIGHTS BETWEEN CERTAIN CITIES IN CANADA THAT WILL BE GROUND HANDLED BY AC.

PASSENGERS WHO ARE HOLDING AN E-TICKET FOR TRAVEL ON OR AFTER 02APR00 MUST HAVE THEIR TICKETS REISSUED/EXCHANGED TO A PAPER DOCUMENT. TO AVOID DEBIT MEMOS PLEASE ENSURE TO PUT THE FOLLOWING AUTHORIZATION CODE IN THE TOUR CODE BOX OF THE PAPER TICKET - CPET

* FOR U.S. AGENTS - YOU MAY *PRINT* THE ETICKET TO PAPER. YOU WILL NOT NEED THE AUTHORIZATION CODE IN THE TOUR CODE BOX.
DUE TO THE TIMING OF A SCHEDULE CHANGE UPDATE THE /E INDICATOR MAY STILL BE PRESENT EVEN THOUGH THE FLIGHT IS INELIGIBLE - THIS IS ONLY TEMPORARY FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

OUR CP/AC E-TICKET REPROTECTION PROCEDURES WILL BE DISCONTINUED AS OF 16MAR00. DUE TO THE ENHANCEMENTS THAT WERE RECENTLY PUT IN PLACE A CP E-TICKET CAN NOW BE EXCHANGED FOR - ANY - PAPER TICKET USING THE REGULAR EXCHANGE FORMAT. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE HANDLING THESE CHANGES PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CRS HELPDESK.

TRANSBORDER FLIGHTS OPERATED BY CANADIAN AIRLINES TO/FROM THE FOLLOWING DESTINATIONS ARE AFFECTED -

NEW YORK /LGA AND NEWARK/
RALEIGH DURHAM
LOS ANGELES
MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL
SAN FRANCISCO
HOUSTON
MIAMI
CHARLOTTE/SERVICE STARTS 03JUN/
DETROIT
NEW ORLEANS/SERVICE STARTS 03JUN/

ALL FLIGHTS FROM ANY POINT IN CANADA TO/FROM THE FOLLOWING DESTINATIONS ARE AFFECTED -

FREDERICTON
ST JOHN*S NF
SAINT JOHN NB
REGINA SK/EFFECTIVE 03JUN/
MONCTON
SASKATOON/EFFECTIVE 03JUN/
THUNDER BAY/EFFECTIVE 03JUN/

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