IP: U.S. puts new restrictions on e-tickets

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

What the hell is a printed receipts and what are they TRYING to do besides 
looking busy!!!

> U.S. puts new restrictions on e-tickets
> By Greg Sandoval and Troy Wolverton
> Staff Writers, CNET News.com
> September 13, 2001, 1:35 p.m. PT
>
> Federal authorities have implemented new regulations for electronic
> airline tickets as part of tighter security at U.S. airports,
> effectively taking away much of the convenience of online travel.
>
> Commercial airlines will no longer allow passengers holding e-tickets
> to receive a boarding pass by only showing photo identification.
> Passengers will have to present a printed receipt of their e-ticket
> purchase, according to representatives from online travel company
> Travelocity and Southwest Airlines.
>
> Also under the new restrictions, passengers will be required to show
> proof of a valid ticket to get past security checkpoints. The Federal
> Aviation Administration, which issued the guidelines, is leaving it
> up to each airline to decide what constitutes that proof. The FAA is
> encouraging customers to check in at the ticket counter instead of
> the at the gate.
>
> http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1007-200-7150285.html



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