Air France reaches e-ticketing targets

Starting 1 June 2008, all Air France tickets will be electronic, in compliance with recommendations stipulated by IATA (International Air Transport Association) which represents 94% of airlines.

E-ticketing*, which Air France has been gradually implementing on its entire network over the past few years, marks an important step for the air transport industry.

At home, at the travel agent’s or wherever there is Internet access, passengers can print their boarding card at airfrance.com and choose their seat from 30 hours before departure and up to the latest check-in time.

The next major innovation is planned for June 2008, when Air France will be offering passengers travelling between Paris and Amsterdam, without a connecting flight, the possibility of receiving their boarding card on their mobile phone.

Customers can access mobile.airfrance.com on their mobile phone, choose their seat (aisle or window) and they will be sent an SMS, MMS, or an e-mail at the end of check-in, depending on the type of phone they have. The message received contains a bar code containing all the information written on a traditional boarding card.

The mobile phone boarding card is another example, together with the e-ticket, of the ‘paperless’ objective at the airport.

For more information, visit Airfrance.com.

*e-tickets contain all travel information for one or more passengers memorized in an airline’s data base, once the booking has been made and paid for. Simple and easy to use, passengers no longer run the risk of losing or forgetting their ticket.