Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air go ticketless in three more markets.Horizon Air next week will expand their electronic ticketing option -- also known as ticketless travel -- to three new markets: Seattle-San Francisco Francisco may refer to:
JOSE Joint Optics Structures Experiment and Seattle-Portland. The additions, effective Oct. 11, bring to seven the number of markets where Alaska/Horizon travelers have the option of flying ticketless when they book flights through the airlines' reservations centers. The existing markets are Seattle-Ketchikan, Seattle-Oakland, Seattle-Spokane and Boise-Oakland. Plans call for systemwide roll out later this fall. The airlines also are working on a plan to make ticketless travel available through travel agencies. Customers who choose the ticketless option when booking will be given a six-digit confirmation number. That number, coupled with picture identification and flight number, is all they'll need to obtain a boarding pass when they arrive at the airport. A letter showing itinerary, fare, confirmation number and any fare restrictions will be sent to customers within three days of booking. The program offers two primary benefits to customers: -- Convenience. There's no paper ticket to worry about picking up, receiving in the mail, losing or having stolen. This also eliminates hassle Hassle () is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. It comprises a large bronze cauldron which contained two Bronze Age swords of the Hallstatt type, a pommel of bronze, two bronze buckets with for last-minute travelers who don't have time for a ticket to be mailed to them. -- Bonus miles. Initially, customers who choose the ticketless option will receive 250 frequent flyer frequent flyer Hospital practice A popular term for a Pt who is regularly admitted to a particular ER or health care facility, for various reasons bonus miles for each segment they fly up to 10,000 miles. Alaska and Horizon plan to further ease ticketless customers' travels with a new automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. check-in procedure. Kiosks, similar to banks' automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. , will issue boarding passes, making it possible for ticketless travelers to go directly from their car to the aircraft without standing in line. Alaska's toll-free reservations number is 800/426-0333 and Horizon's is 800/547-9308. The two carriers serve more than 70 cities throughout Alaska, Canada, Mexico, Russia and six Western states. CONTACT: Alaska Air, Seattle Greg Witter witter Verb Chiefly Brit informal to chatter or babble pointlessly or at unnecessary length [origin unknown] witter verb chatter, chat, rabbit (on) , 206/431-3799 |
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