Gulf Air extends e-ticketing network

Gulf Air has extended its e-ticketing network, allowing more passengers flying with other airlines to use e-tickets with the carrier.

Airlines such as British Airways, American Airlines and Emirates have successfully been integrated into the network in recent months, and now Gulf Air has added Oman Air and KLM.

E-ticketing involves the use of a computer-based central reservation system rather than conventional paper tickets when booking flights.

Its benefits include being unable to lose the ticket and potentially getting through airport checks more quickly.

"This is another milestone in our continuous stride towards implementing electronic ticketing to make global travel easier, especially when it involves more than one airline," commented Gulf Air IT vice president Pauric Doyle.

In the UK, Gulf Air operates flights to the Middle East from London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast, among other locations.

The International Air Transport Association has set a target for e-ticketing to be more widely implemented among member airlines by the end of 2007.

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