Today you can buy a plane ticket not only at a ticket office but also on the Internet
First of all, electronic airline tickets allow you to find out flight schedules via the World Wide Web and order a ticket immediately after finding the optimal option for yourself. Moreover, it does not matter where the departure or arrival airport is, nor does the passenger's location matter — tickets can be ordered from anywhere in the world.
Electronic airline tickets are stored in the information database of the company that offers airline tickets online. The same database also contains all flight data. After ordering an electronic ticket and paying for it, which can be done in various ways, for example, through the WebMoney electronic payment system, through ATMs, via bank transfer, credit cards, and so on, the airline provides you with a printout of the ticket. This printout shows the departure date, ticket number, and some other data. It is worth noting that this printout, which confirms that you have actually purchased electronic airline tickets, sometimes needs to be shown before boarding. However, often this is not required.
Admit it, we do not always have time to go to the airline ticket office, buy a ticket there, spending precious free time. Electronic airline tickets completely relieve us of this necessity. You can simply pay for airline tickets at the nearest ATM on the way home, or transfer payment with electronic money. There are many options, as you can see, and all of them do not require extra time and effort.
No less important is that electronic airline tickets cannot be lost — they are in the airline's database, which is more reliable than a paper slip that can easily be dropped. In addition, electronic airline tickets cost less because the passenger does not have to pay the service fee that is charged when buying a ticket at the ticket office. And that is — no more, no less — 10-20 percent of the ticket price.