E-Ticket Holders Will Need Paper
(September 12, 2001)
As the nation's airlines prepare to take to the skies
again, additional security measures will be put into effect—measures
that are bound to cause severe delays for travelers, especially for
those with e-tickets.
The FAA has suspended curbside check-in
at all airports. Customers will need to go inside the airport to
check their bags at the ticket counter. Furthermore, customers
holding e-tickets will need to print out e-ticket documentation or
get paper tickets. Airlines and airports will be implementing the
"sterile concourse" system, meaning that only passengers holding
paper tickets will be allowed into the gate areas.
Southwest
Airlines was the first to state that it is only allowing ticketed
passengers in their concourses. All Southwest Airlines customers
will need one of the following: a printed Southwest Airlines
ticketless confirmation letter; a printout of their confirmation if
booked through Southwest's website, southwest.com; or their paper
ticket. Similar arrangements are expected to apply to other carriers
also.
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