Airline e-tickets--are they sufficient, or should I get paper tickets

[raccoon]

just to be on the safe side?

[RangerSmith]

1. e-tickets

are all you need.

Just print them from your email receipt just in case.

[warrens]

2. E tickets are fine

Print out the confirmation, and use the e reservation to check in online and print out your boarding pass. Most airlines offer both services. I haven't had a paper ticket in years.

[ComerPerro]

3. They are very common now. Won't even phase the ticket taker

[rinsd]

4. I flew transcontinental on 9/11. E-tickets were fine.

In fact I was a little ticked because I always enjoyed the fact that so few people bother with e-tickets. This time there was actually a line to use e-tickets.

Even if its a short trip I would check you bags especially with any toiletries. They will take your shaving cream and toothpaste.

[Sammy Pepys]

5. E-tix are fine.....

I'm not sure airline staff would even know what to do with a paper ticket anymore.

[bbernardini]

6. Never had a problem with them. nt

[Jensen]

7. E-tkts

Paper tkts cost 25.00 extra to have printed...If you loose or your tkt are stolen it will cost you $100.00 to have your tkts reissued!!!
E-tkts are best!

[Mz Pip]

8. Always use them

I keep the verification that I print out from my computer but I've never needed to show it.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[rodeodance]

9. they are fine.

[bluestateguy]

10. Don't do paper tickets

They are like cash, and if you lose them, the airline will make you buy another one.

[raccoon]

11. Thanks for the advice. I didn't even think about them being

stolen, but that's good to know.

No way will I mess with the paper tickets!

[Red Right and BLUE]

12. Always worked fine for me. n/t

[malaise]

13. They're fine but

print yuor confirmed reservation and make sure you have your six digit code

[TechBear_Seattle]

14. E-tickets are fine, if you take some basic precautions

When I fly, I always have both my eticket and a printout of my confirmation with my eticket number, both in different pockets. If the eticket gets lost or stolen, you can use the confirmation to alert security about the missing ticket and to get the ticket replaced.

Another thing I've found useful is that many airlines now allow you to check in online up to 24 hours before your flight, even print out a boarding pass. If you have no checked baggage, it can be pretty handy not to have to stand in yet another line at the airport. That is why the ID checks have been moved from the ticketing desks to the security checkpoints. If you have a good quality printer, give it a try.

[Parche]

15. paper

They will charge you $100 for a paper ticket

E-tkts are the norm now in this industry

all you need is the reciept

[TheFriedPiper]

16. e-tix rule - no problems whatsoever with them

you can usually just swipe your credit card (which lets the machine look up your name and match it to the ticket, doesnt charge your card) and it prints them out right there

It took 15 minutes to get in on Sunday using e-tx and no checked baggage, even at ATL hartsfield/jackson.