Don't need a ticket to fly Emirates

Emirates rolled out its new global electronic ticketing system recently, ushering in coupon-free travel and enabling passengers to book and fly on very short notice. The system lets customers book e-tickets from Dubai to any of Emirates' 75 other destinations, as well as from another 26 cities in 19 countries, namely: Australia, New Zealand, USA, Turkey, UK, Cyprus, Germany (Dusseldorf and Munich), Greece, India (Mumbai), Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Kenya. The other destinations on the airline's network will become e-ticket enabled in the next 12 months.

Note: E-tickets, virtual versions of the traditional paper air tickets, benefit air passengers in important ways. Busy executives and leisure travellers need not worry about missing a flight because of forgotten or misplaced tickets, as passenger details are safely stored in the Emirates Computer Reservation System.

Updated On: 15.02.09