【外语特色•学习小贴士】（转）China to Issue Air e-tickets纸

The days of multi-layer air tickets appear numbered, as the China Air Transport Association (CATA) has stopped providing paper tickets and instructed sellers to issue e-tickets.
    中国航空运输协会目前已停止发放纸质机票，并发出通知要求国内机票代理商发售电子机票。看来用不了多久，纸质机票就将彻底消失。 

    The decision is in line with an International Air Transport Association (IATA) move that requires its 261 member airlines to abandon paper tickets by the end of 2010
    这样的决定源于国际航协的改革要求：到2010年底，国际航协下的261家航空公司需全部取消纸质机票。
    E-tickets will be issued once the current batch of paper tickets has been used up. The change currently only applies to domestic flights.
    代理商手中的剩余纸质机票销售完后，电子机票将开始全面普及，但目前只适用于国内航班。
    Customers will book tickets through airlines or ticket agents as usual, and will be given a booking reference.
    电子票启用后，乘客仍将通过航空公司或票务代理商预定机票，并会得到一个电子客票订单号。
    They will then be able to use automatic check-in facilities at airports, and receive an invoice for reimbursement. They can also check-in as normal at the counter.
    购票成功后，乘客可在机场的“自助值机”手续办理设备上自行办理登机手续，同时获得报销凭证，或者直接去柜台办理登机手续。