Emirates continues to lead the way in e-ticketing, recently concluding its 100th interline e-ticketing agreement. This means the airline’s e-ticketing product is now even more widely available, enabling more travellers to enjoy the benefits of e-tickets when flying with Emirates.

This achievement is no mean feat given the span of Emirates’ route network, and the complexity of its global operations, which includes markets that have poor technology infrastructure.

Keith Longstaff, Emirates’ Divisional Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Worldwide said: “Emirates has been 100 per cent behind IATA’s e-ticketing initiative since its inception and we are particularly proud that Emirates’ e-ticketing products have been developed in-house, including complex products like e-ticketing for code-share flights and infants.”

He added: “Electronic ticketing benefits both the customer and the airline by providing greater convenience, reduced processing time, simplified operations and faster check-in. It is also paperless, and thus greener. Customer response has been extremely positive, and today e-tickets have become accepted as the norm.”

Since the inception of e-ticketing in 2004, Emirates has been the leader in the region on developing and implementing e-ticket products. The airline currently operates to 99 cities on six continents, and has announced plans to start services to Guangzhou (China), Durban (South Africa), Los Angeles and San Francisco this year.

Emirates flies five times weekly from Dubai to Malta via Larnaca in Cyprus, on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays on the new Boeing 777-300. As from 1 December 2008, Emirates will be operating flights to Malta on a daily basis.