skip to content

site sections

tickets

Interline e-tickets

afternoon tea

What is interline electronic ticketing?

Which airlines has bmi implemented interline e-ticketing with to date?

Which airlines has bmi implemented interline e-ticketing for infants?

Guide to interline e-ticketing

What is interline electronic ticketing? 

An e-ticket is a virtual, paperless ticket for general use. They are stored in a database rather than printed and distributed to a customer in a paper format.

Interline e-ticket enables a passenger to use e-ticket on an interline journey where more than one carrier is involved in the itinerary for example, Glasgow – London Heathrow – Vancouver where the first sector of the journey is operated by bmi and the second is operated by Air Canada

Computer messaging is used to send the information between the other carriers in the itinerary.

What are the benefits of interline e-ticket for the customer?

  • Easier handling of itinerary changes and last minute travel decisions
  • No more ‘lost paper tickets’
  • All a passenger needs is an itinerary receipt and the mandatory ticket notices


Benefits of interline e-ticket to you

  • Complete visibility of the itinerary from the call centre to the airport
  • Greater flexibility in servicing Star Alliance network customers
  • More accurate information in servicing the passenger


Benefits of interline e-ticket to the airline

  • Reduced ticketing costs
  • Reduced fraud, stolen and lost tickets
  • Electronic processing means timely revenue recognition over paper
  • Increased efficiency in revenue accounting

Which airlines has bmi implemented interline e-ticketing with to date?

bmi now has interline e-ticket (IET) with 90 airlines:

  • 0O - STA Student Travel
  • 9W - Jet Airways *
  • A3 - Aegean Airlines *
  • AA - American Airlines *
  • AB - Air Berlin *
  • AC - Air Canada *
  • AF - Air France *
  • AI - Air India *
  • AP - Air One
  • AY - Finnair *
  • AZ - Alitalia *
  • BA - British Airways *
  • BE - Flybe *
  • BG - Biman Bangladesh Airlines*
  • BI - Royal Brunei *
  • BR - Eva Air
  • BW - Caribbean Airlines
  • CA - Air China *
  • CO - Continental *
  • CI - China Airlines *
  • CY - Cyprus Airways *
  • CX - Cathay Pacific *
  • DL - Delta Airlines
  • EK - Emirates *
  • ET - Ethiopian Airlines *
  • EY - Etihad Airlines *
  • FI - Icelandair
  • FM - Shanghai Airlines*
  • GF - Gulf Air *
  • HM - Air Seychelles *
  • IR - Iran Air *
  • IT - Kingfisher Airlines *
  • J2 - Azerbaijan Airlines
  • JJ - TAM Linhas Aereas *
  • JK - Spanair *
  • JU - JAT Airways *
  • JL - Japan Airlines *
  • JM - Air Jamaica *
  • JP - Adria Airways *
  • KC - Air Astana *
  • KE - Korean Air *
  • KF - Blue1 *
  • KQ - Kenya Airways *
  • KL - KLM *
  • KM - Air Malta*
  • KU - Kuwait Airways *
  • LH - Lufthansa *
  • LI - LIAT
  • LY - El Al *
  • LO - LOT Polish Airlines *
  • LX - Swiss *
  • ME - Middle East Airlines *
  • MH - Malaysia Airlines *
  • MK - Air Mauritius *
  • MS - EgyptAir *
  • MU - China Eastern Airlines *
  • NW - Northwest Airlines
  • NH - All Nippon Airways *
  • NZ - Air New Zealand *
  • OA - Olympic Airlines *
  • OS - Austrian *
  • OU - Croatia Airways *
  • OZ - Asiana Airlines *
  • PK - Pakistan International *
  • PS - Ukraine International Airlines *
  • PZ - TAM Mercosur
  • QF - Qantas
  • QI - Cimber Air *
  • QR - Qatar Airways *
  • RB - Syrian Arab Airlines
  • RO - Tarom*
  • RJ - Royal Jordanian *
  • SA - South African Airways *
  • SK - SAS *
  • SN - Brussels Airlines *
  • SQ - Singapore Airlines *
  • SU - Aeroflot *
  • SV - Saudi Arabian Airlines
  • T3 - Eastern Airways*
  • TP - TAP - Air Portugal *
  • TG - Thai Airways International *
  • TK - Turkish Airlines *
  • UA - United *
  • UL - Sri Lankan Airlines*
  • UN - Transaero Airlines *
  • US - US Airways *
  • VS - Virgin Atlantic *
  • VV - Aerosvit Airlines *
  • WF - Wideroe *
  • WY - Oman Air *

* = interline e-ticket available for infants (last update 12 August 2009)

As of 01 June 2008 IATA regulations state that wherever possible all bookings must be e-ticketed for details click here

Which airlines has bmi implemented interline e-ticketing for infants?

bmi also offers interline e-tickets for infants without a seat on a number of carriers identified from the above list by a *. This listing is regularly updated. Here are some simple guide lines to follow:

If all segments in a booking are "booked" (does not have to be "operated") with any of the above carrier codes and flight number and the "E" indicator is next to all segments, then an e-ticket can be issued.

Guide to interline e-ticketing

If any other carrier's flight is booked then a paper ticket must be issued.

If all segments are with any of the above carrier codes but one or more segment does not have the "E" indicator then again a paper ticket must be issued.
 
You may see other airlines segments with an E indicator in a PNR, but if the airline is not in the above list it will have to be a paper ticket.

Other rules for interline e-ticket:

  1. No name changes at all
  2. IET tickets cannot be revalidated, they can only be reissued. Revalidation function is to be available soon
  3. No industry discount (ID) tickets. With LO, NZ, BA, VS, BE, LX and AC we can now issue DUTY travel ID e-tickets

Note:

  1. Frequent flyer redemption tickets can be issued as interline e-tickets. Same rules apply.
  2. Tickets with open segments can be issued. Most partners require minimum of one confirmed segment. BA and VS do not. Customer requires the ticket number.
  3. E-ticket with passive segments. Ticket number must be added to PNR where space is held.
  4. Group bookings  - e-ticket to be issued in batches of nine.
  5. Infants: We can now issue interline e-tickets for infants on airlines marked with a * above.

return to top