Originally Posted by
number_6
IATA has defined a procedure for airports without online access to use for processing e-tickets. It is pretty complicated, but the gist is that they print off a pax list ahead of time and check in from a piece of paper. Imagine the chaos that this will entail. And all the sources of error.
I gather that Jan 08 will be an extremely bad time to travel in situations which entail the above..
What about paper tickets issued now though - will they be accepted at e-ticket enabled ports post 2007? Or will airlines attempt to slug fees on pax in these circumstances due to the expensive processing costs involved.