| E-Ticketing for airline tickets reservation is a | | | | low-cost carrier is that there are no paper tickets, |
| growing up market. Everywhere around the world | | | | no drinks, no meals, no headphones, no |
| you will find more and more airline companies | | | | newspapers, no movies, no VIP lounges, etc. |
| proposing this option via their website. | | | | The last and probably most important factor to |
| Some company such as AirAsia does not even | | | | reduce the cost in the Airline Company is to get |
| give possibility to make your airline tickets | | | | the flight full booked as often as possible. They |
| reservation via travel agent. All the tickets must | | | | can achieve that with their low cost tickets of |
| be bought via their website. Only e-ticketing is | | | | course, but also with a sophisticated online |
| available. The reason is of course to cut cost for | | | | reservation program. To make sure that happens, |
| the flight ticket itself. According to the Air | | | | they will increase the ticket price step by step |
| Transport Association (IATA), the application of | | | | closer you come to the date of departure. So, it |
| e-ticketing can cost by up to U$9.00 per ticket. | | | | will force passengers to order tickets more in |
| This reduction cost includes the paper itself and all | | | | advance and get full booked before their |
| human resource needed for the manual control of | | | | competitors. Yet, with some exceptions for the |
| tickets. | | | | purchase of last minute tickets. In case the flight |
| This service is not only advantageous for the | | | | is already 99% full a week before the departure, |
| airline company, but for the passenger as well. | | | | I doubt you will be able to get any cheap tickets |
| You do not have to worry about losing your | | | | at the last minute. But if they still have more than |
| ticket. Present a simple ID card at the check-in | | | | ten seats available two days before the |
| counter is sufficient to get your boarding pass. | | | | departure, you should be able to get a good deal |
| This is a win-win situation. | | | | as well. So the low-cost carrier company will |
| Another way to reduce cost for low-cost carriers | | | | always make sure their flights are full, otherwise |
| is the reduction of services, such as the cost of | | | | they won't be able to keep their offers so |
| food served to passengers. The basic principles of | | | | competitive. |