Philippine Airlines enables e-ticketing through Amadeus

Amadeus has launched electronic ticketing for Philippine Airlines.

Roberto Diaz De Rivera, Senior AVP Corporate E-Business of Philippine Airlines said, “With our major routes Amadeus e-ticket-enabled, we are now able to deploy efficiently and rapidly to travel agencies, and benefit from the advantages of faster ticket processing and monitoring. We expect this implementation to result in greater time savings for our passengers through faster check-in.”

Amadeus now enables e-ticketing to 161 airlines globally, and the company expects to introduce a further 20 more by the end of the year.

“We are delighted to partner with Philippine Airlines in their drive towards 100% e-ticketing.” added Damian Hickey, Vice President, Airline Business Group, Amadeus Asia Pacific. “E-ticketing is expected to save substantial operating costs, and is a key step forward for airlines in becoming more cost efficient.”

IATA estimates that the airline industry will save up to US$3 billion a year, just by switching to e-ticketing.

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