The practice of buying tickets online has been around for a long time. When purchasing on the company’s website or through special search engine sites, you receive an electronic ticket by email. This is very important document which you present at the registration desk along with your civil and.
Not all travelers are familiar with this concept. Those who fly for the first time do not always know how to use electronic ticket on the plane and what it looks like. What it represents itself and what rights it gives you as a passenger, we will try to figure it out in this article.
This is a document that confirms air carriage agreement between you and the airline. You can see a photo of what an electronic plane ticket looks like in this section. It is a 100% guarantee that you will fly on this flight.
All airlines in the world have switched to this type of tickets. since 2008, since it is convenient and beneficial for both parties - the company and passengers.
How to purchase an electronic ticket is described in detail. Here we will describe in a few words stages of purchasing tickets online:
- selecting the desired flight;
- entering personal data - full name, etc.
- payment.
He will come to you by email as a PDF document. It happens in 24 hours, after you have paid for the ticket. If you do not receive your ticket, be sure to immediately contact service center company to clarify the situation.
Photo of the electronic ticket.
If you do not find a letter from the company in the “Inbox” folder, then look for it in the “Trash”. Once you find it, you can print it or save it on your computer, phone or tablet.
What should an electronic plane ticket look like? This is an A4 sheet document on which all the information about you and your flight is printed. Please check all details carefully upon receipt.
Information about you as a passenger will be stored in the company's database. The electronic ticket will contain your passport details, baggage conditions, etc. It will be written at the top “Itinerary receipt”, which is why it is sometimes also called a receipt.
Upon arrival at the airport you just need to call your full name, flight number and departure time so that the employee can find it on the list. It is not necessary to present a printed receipt.
About what it looks like electronic air ticket, we talked. Let's take a closer look at its features and advantages.
Its advantages
Among the tangible advantages is the impossibility of losing him. Even if you accidentally deleted a letter in the mail, then your data is already stored in the company database anyway. You can easily register without having it in your hands.
Buying such tickets does not take much time— just a few clicks and entering the necessary information will give you the opportunity to purchase air tickets to anywhere in the world. There is no need to go anywhere or stand in long lines. Even while standing in a traffic jam in a car or on the subway, you can order them through your tablet or smartphone.
You can choose exactly the flight and at the price that is convenient for you. Search for tickets on different search sites to compare prices and purchase them in advance. You can save a lot.
Buying air tickets online is fast and convenient.
You can buy a ticket not only for yourself, but and for your relatives, friends or acquaintances. It is enough to have the person’s passport details and itinerary with dates in hand to make a reservation for him.
It is possible to pay for the ticket in the form that is convenient for the passenger— cash in the office, bank transfer, card or WebMoney. The company is always ready to meet in this matter.
You can forget about queues at cash registers or company offices. Before the Internet, people had to go into the city and stand in lines a large number of time to make a reservation.
Like anyone else, It is subject to both return and exchange. Another question is whether the tariff you choose allows you to do this.
How to use an e-ticket?
For this you need Arrive at the airport on time and go to the correct check-in counter. Their numbers are indicated on the board at the airport, opposite the flight number.
When it's your turn, you You must give a printed receipt and show your general civil or foreign passport. For children, this will be a birth certificate.
For flights within Russia you will need a general passport, and for international flights - a foreign passport.
If you are going on a business trip, then save your e-ticket with boarding passes to be able to confirm that you actually spent money on plane tickets.
When crossing the border of another state It’s better to have a paper version of the electronic ticket on hand, since you may be required to provide any documents at passport control. If you are traveling around Russia, all you need to do is show your ticket on your tablet or give your flight number and your last name to be issued a boarding pass.
How to check such a ticket?
To check this itinerary receipt, it is enough enter the reservation code, which is indicated in it, on the company’s website, and all the information you need will appear there.
To check your reservation, enter your reservation code and last name.
Another way to do this is contact the company's service center or one of its representative offices. There staff should resolve all your questions and doubts.
Can there be errors on the ticket?
When, If errors are found on your ticket, you will not be allowed on board. Therefore, you should carefully check all data when you enter it during booking on the company's website or through an intermediary.
Eat individual companies, which do not allow any blots or mistakes in the passenger’s first or last name. These are Air Berlin, China Southern Airlines, etc. When flying to the USA, this rule is also relevant.
With the development of computer technology, electronic payments, methods and speed of information transfer, the technology of paper tickets, which has a number of disadvantages, is increasingly becoming a thing of the past, and its place is confidently taken by the technology of electronic tickets.
An electronic ticket is an account or a set of accounts that contains information related to the ticket and is stored in the appropriate computer databases. Abbreviated electronic ticket is often called e-ticket, e-ticket (from the English Electronicticket) or v-ticket (from the English Virtualticket).
Most often, the concept of an electronic ticket is associated with air travel, but electronic tickets are sold for almost all types of transport (air, railway, buses, boats and ferries), as well as for various cultural, entertainment and sporting events.
How it works?
Search and selection
The buyer can choose a suitable route or event either with the help of an operator-consultant (for example, an airline ticket office employee), which is no different from the traditional way of buying a ticket, or independently through Internet sites or smartphone applications.
The main advantages of self-selection:
- availability(any place and time with an Internet connection),
- possibility of repeated and detailed consideration options before choosing the right one.
Depending on the type of transport or event, the search conditions change.
To search for an air or train ticket:
- departure date;
- places of departure and arrival;
- number of passengers (age for children);
- class of ticket (seat).
It is then possible to sort by additional criteria, such as: 
- shipping company;
- direct route or with transfers;
- duration;
- price.
When choosing a ticket for an event:
- event date;
- time (if it is a movie session, for example);
- seat location and ticket category (if necessary).
Placing an order
After selecting a suitable ticket, a purchase order is placed. At this time, the tickets become pre-booked in the relevant computer database.
Advance booking is necessary to make payment to prevent multiple people from purchasing tickets at the same time, and depending on the type of system, it is valid for a period of from several minutes to several days.
When placing an order, the buyer indicates:
- Full name of the buyer;
- buyer’s contact information (phone and/or e-mail);
- Full name of the passenger/visitor.
When placing an order for air and train tickets, you also need:
- date of birth of the passenger;
- passport details of the passenger;
- nationality (for international flights).
After placing an order, the buyer makes payment.
Payment
If the order is placed by a consultant operator, then you can pay for the ticket on the spot in cash. 
When searching and placing an order online, you can pay for the ticket using the methods indicated on the website.
Most often payment is made:
- Visa/MasterCard card;
- Bank transaction;
- through a payment terminal;
After payment is made in the appropriate computer database, the reservation receives the status of confirmed.
Booking confirmation
After payment, the buyer receives a booking confirmation (or an itinerary receipt in the case of air and train tickets). For simplicity and convenience, it is also called an electronic ticket.
You can receive a booking confirmation:
- by e-mail (usually in PDF format);
- in the form of an active download link (less often);
- in printed form (when booking through a consultant operator)
Change of booking, ticket refund
Changing a reservation or returning a ticket is sometimes impossible or causes certain difficulties. The buyer should be sure to read the cancellation and modification rules in advance.
Using an e-ticket
An electronic ticket printed on a printer (more precisely, a booking confirmation or itinerary receipt) must be provided when checking in for a flight or attending an event.
In some cases, this is not required, but a digital copy in a smartphone or just an identity document is sufficient.
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What is V-ticket?
The concept V-ticket (from the English VirtualTicket) means a virtual ticket and is most often used to refer to electronic tickets for events (in contrast to E-TICKET, which is more often used to refer to transport tickets).
But both concepts have a similar meaning and can be used to refer to any type of electronic tickets.
In the modern Russian-language Internet, V-TICKET is associated with the website www.v-ticket.com.ua, which sells electronic tickets for cultural, entertainment and sporting events in Ukraine.
Purchasing tickets on this site is simple and convenient:
- The site visitor selects the event he likes, place on the interactive map of the hall or category and number of tickets.
- After choosing a ticket fill out a short form.
- Payment is made by Visa or MasterCard, through the Web-Money system or through OSMP payment terminals (within 24 hours after placing the order).
- After payment, an electronic ticket is sent to the buyer's e-mail. The buyer will also be automatically redirected to a page from which you can save the electronic ticket directly to your computer. The received electronic ticket must be printed and presented when attending the event.
What is an electronic ticket and what does it look like?
An electronic ticket is an account and is stored in the appropriate network computer database. The buyer receives an active download link or an e-mail with a booking confirmation file (usually in PDF format). For simplicity and convenience, it is also called an electronic ticket. 
In some cases, this is not required, but an identity document is sufficient.
Depending on the type of ticket booked, booking system or website, the appearance electronic ticket and the information indicated on it.
The e-ticket contains:
- Full name of the passenger;
- passport details of the passenger;
- route information;
- payment information;
- other official information.
The event ticket is free-form and contains:
- date and location of the event;
- organizer;
- category of ticket (seat);
- other information.
But the most important thing that absolutely any electronic ticket contains is a reservation code, which allows you to correlate the confirmation in a person’s hands with an account in the corresponding computer database.
This code could be in the form:
- alphanumeric code;
- barcode;
- matrix code (QR code).
Also, the printed electronic ticket can have several code options.
How is an electronic ticket protected from counterfeiting?
An electronic ticket, being an account in a computer database, is protected from counterfeiting as thoroughly as the database itself. It is impossible to fake it without technically complex hacking of a computer system.
The most secure electronic tickets are those issued for a specific passenger/event visitor, which can only be used by the specified person with an ID card.
Tickets issued to the bearer and not containing the data of a specific person, although protected by a unique code, are more vulnerable.
That is why the ticket holder should under no circumstances transfer the unique code to third parties or post it for public viewing on the Internet without first painting over the code.
What are the payment methods for e-tickets?
An electronic ticket purchased independently through a website on the Internet can be paid for in several main ways:
- Visa/MasterCard card;
- electronic money (for example, WebMoney);
- bank transfer to the account;
- through a payment terminal;
- cash to the courier upon delivery (rarely).
What to do if there is no e-mail?
If the buyer does not have an e-mail, then the most simple solution will start it. This will allow you to download and print your ticket at any convenient time without worrying about losing it. The e-mail will also be useful for future possible purchases.
Another alternative is to download an electronic ticket directly to your computer if the seller site provides an active link (this option is not always available).
When purchasing an electronic ticket through a consultant operator, the ticket is provided to the buyer in printed form, and can also be copied to a digital medium.
What to do if you don’t have a VISA/MASTERCARD, WEB-MONEY card, or access to QIWI terminals?
If the buyer does not have a Visa/MasterCard card and is not able to pay for the purchase through a payment terminal or Web-Money, and other payment options (for example, bank transfer to the account and cash to the courier upon delivery) are not provided by the seller’s website, then the simplest solution would be to issue settlement debit Visa card Electron.
It can be issued simply and quickly at any bank; all you need is a passport.
Most airlines provide services for purchasing electronic plane tickets.
An electronic air ticket is a digital version of a paper ticket. Essentially, this is an electronic contract between the passenger and the air carrier.
It is impossible to lose an e-ticket: the electronic record is visible anywhere in the world. Ticket information is stored electronically in a secure airline database.
An electronic plane ticket is just a number in the carrier’s database, which contains information about the passenger’s flight.
All information is printed on the itinerary receipt, which does not have a universal form: each airline or agency selling air tickets has the right to use its own form.
Note! Passenger details must match passport details. Check your itinerary receipt as soon as you receive it.
If you notice an error, urgently call the feedback numbers or write to the air carrier’s email.
An electronic plane ticket is just a record in the computer’s memory, so you can only print out the itinerary receipt, which will be sent to the passenger’s mail.
The itinerary receipt can also be found in your personal account on the order page. To access your order, you need to log in Personal Area or follow the link in the flight booking email and enter the access code.
It is not necessary to print the itinerary. However, practice shows that it is still better to have it with you when traveling, especially abroad.
An itinerary receipt may be needed when entering the airport to present to security services, as well as during customs inspection or passport control.
It will also be useful if you go on a business trip, since it will become a reporting document for the accounting department.
Print out the itinerary receipt on a regular printer, on standard office paper. No special forms are required for this.
Advice! If you can’t print it, at least take a photo of the itinerary receipt on your phone. In most cases, it is not required anywhere, but different situations arise.
The undeniable advantage of an electronic air ticket is that its purchase is completed very quickly, without unnecessary fuss.
Other advantages:
- It is impossible to lose an “E-ticket” like its paper counterpart.
- Can be purchased from anywhere and for anyone.
- You can save money because the cost of the paper version of the ticket includes the price of the form and other expenses.
- The service makes it possible to select and book a seat on the plane in advance.
The first thing you need for online booking is a computer with Internet access. It is enough to enter a key phrase into the search, and a lot of resources with this service will immediately pop up.
As of 2019, the most well-known and reliable services are:
These services collect information from many airlines and offer the user the most convenient option.. All that remains is to enter the departure date, the number of passengers and select a ticket based on price and conditions.
The advantage of such services is that they allow the buyer to compare offers from different air carriers.
You can also book an electronic plane ticket on the airline website. For example, you can go to the Aeroflot website (https://www.aeroflot.ru) and easily select a ticket for the required date.
Note! Electronic booking on the airline's website allows you to buy a ticket without extra charges. In addition, various promotions are often announced on websites, information about which is not indicated on air ticket services.
Once you have selected the appropriate ticket, confirm your purchase and follow further instructions. Enter your passport details and pay for your purchase.
After the purchase, you will receive an itinerary receipt to your email address, which is best printed out.
Passengers usually have to go through the check-in procedure at the airport, even if they have an electronic ticket. But this can be avoided if you first go through the online check-in procedure.
This will eliminate the need to stand in long lines and arrive at the airport long before departure.
Electronic check-in begins approximately 24 hours before departure and ends 1 hour before departure.. To check in online, you need to enter your passport details, ticket number or booking code on the airline's website.
At online registration You can select and book seats on the plane.
The passenger assigns the seats he likes and then prints out his boarding pass. Baggage can also be checked in online.
Is it possible to book an e-ticket without paying?
Yes, you can. Some services provide time (up to 10 days) after the ticket is confirmed, which allows the passenger to accurately determine the date.
After this time has expired, the passenger confirms or cancels the reservation.
Note! You can select a specific seat on the plane only after payment. However, the service of choosing a seat before online registration is provided for a fee.
To become the owner of an itinerary receipt, you must indicate your e-mail when booking a ticket online on the “Payment” page.
As soon as funds have been paid for the ticket, an itinerary receipt with all the details of the upcoming flight will be sent to your email address.
Payment methods for electronic air tickets:
- MasterCard/Visa bank cards;
- electronic payment systems(WebMoney, Yandex Money, etc.).
Important! Some websites selling airline tickets may require you to present the card used to pay for the ticket for security purposes.
How to use an electronic plane ticket?
To use your ticket, you must arrive at the airport on time and register (if you have not completed it online).
To check in at the airport you will need:
- passport;
- birth certificate (if children are flying with you).
Important! It is better to save the printed itinerary receipt and boarding pass. Those flying on a business trip will need them to present to the accountant as a reporting document.
A boarding pass is issued to passengers after checking in for the flight.
When checking in online, you will receive your boarding pass by email, after which you need to print it out and take it with you to the airport.
Some airlines allow you to check in with a boarding pass sent to mobile phone through a special application.
How to find out the number of an electronic plane ticket?
This information can be found in the itinerary receipt and in the “My ticket” section..
The ticket number is indicated in the upper right corner of the receipt and is a 13-digit code. In addition, the ticket number is duplicated on the boarding pass.
The return of an electronic air ticket is carried out according to the same scheme as the return of a paper equivalent.
Important! Before returning a ticket, pay attention to the presence of marks like “NON REF” (non refundable).
This mark is located in the “Restrictions” column and means that this air ticket is non-refundable and the money for it will not be returned to you.
Conditions regarding exchange and return must be posted on the airline's website in the section on purchasing tickets. Each air carrier has its own return rules, taking into account current legislation.
As a rule, than more expensive ticket, the easier it is to pass it, and with the least financial losses. If a ticket was purchased as part of a promotion or at a special rate with restrictions, then most likely it will not be possible to return it; You can only exchange it for another flight.
It should also be taken into account general condition refund: the less time remains before departure, the larger the airline commission will be and the less money you will get back for the ticket. Namely:
- If a ticket is returned more than 1 day before departure, the entire cost of the ticket will be returned minus fines, fees and payment system commissions (provided it is included in the price of the air ticket).
- If you return your ticket less than 1 day before departure, you will be refunded only 75% of the cost of the ticket plus fines, fees and payment system commissions.
- A request for an urgent refund can be sent at least 4 hours before the start of the check-in procedure. Once registration begins, increased penalty fees for ticket refunds will apply.
You need to apply for a refund to the place where the ticket was purchased: to the airline, to the travel agency, to the intermediary’s server.
To process a refund of your e-ticket, please have your booking, flight, ticket numbers, date and exact time departure.
The timing of refunds for tickets depends on the payment method and the timing of filing a refund application. Money for canceling an e-ticket can be returned to:
- checking account;
- bank card;
- online wallet;
- in cash.
To return money to your bank account you will need:
To return to an e-wallet, you must indicate:
- Full name of the payment sender.
- Type of payment system (Yandex money, etc.).
- Electronic wallet number
To return to a bank card:
- Order number.
- Bank card details.
Once you confirm your consent to the refund, the seats reserved for the flight will be automatically canceled by the reservation system for all unused portions of the route. This action does not have retroactive effect.
So, now you know how to purchase an electronic ticket and what to do next with it. We hope the information will help you avoid unnecessary fuss when buying an air ticket and save a lot of time.
Introduction of electronic technologies into daily life a person gradually affects all areas of his life. This did not bypass the sphere of air flights, where from December 1, 2007, according to amendments to the Air Code of the Russian Federation, an official document confirming an air transportation agreement between citizens and airlines, along with a paper document, became its electronic version - an electronic transportation document ( electronic air ticket).
E-ticket
An electronic air ticket is the entry and storage of information about a passenger into the air carrier’s database. This information includes the client’s personal data, his route of movement and the fact of payment for the ticket. In other words, in order to fly to a particular country, you do not need to have a paper ticket in your hands in the sense that we are used to understanding. Now it has become possible to issue a ticket via the Internet and in order to fly somewhere, it is enough to present only your passport at registration, because... all the necessary information is already in the database.
This document has the form of an A4 sheet, where all the necessary information is indicated. For your own peace of mind, you can print it out and present it at the registration desk along with your identification document.
How to purchase an e-ticket
So, you have decided to purchase an air ticket from one company or another to fly to a certain destination. To do this, just go to the website of the company whose services you want to use and issue a ticket in your name, filling in all the required data - the route and date of the desired movement, personal data. After you fill out all the required fields, you will be offered payment methods for tickets - cash or bank transfer, Bank card and so on.
If you choose cash, you will have to go to the nearest ticket office or traditional ticket office to pay for your purchase. It often happens that the office is located only in Moscow or in another big city. Therefore, this type of payment is rarely used by travelers.
The electronic payment method has a great advantage, because... V in this case there is no need to go anywhere. After paying for your ticket online, the document required to board the plane will be sent to you by email. Read more about and.
Checking in for a flight with an electronic ticket
Registration of passengers who have issued electronic tickets is carried out according to the standard procedure, and in some cases with significant time savings. The latter is possible if the passenger has checked in for the flight independently, either via the Internet or using special terminals installed at the airport (not every airline or every airport has it).
Yes, similar self-registration not available to everyone. First of all, passengers flying with animals or those who require baggage check-in will not be able to issue it. Such passengers will have to go through the standard check-in procedure.
Accounting Report
An electronic ticket, just like a regular paper ticket, can be attached to the business trip accounting report. The only thing that may be required in this case is the original boarding pass.
In any case, it is important to remember that an electronic ticket is an official document that is subject to all the same rules as the standard ticket we are used to, i.e. subject to return and exchange.
Today, electronic tickets have become very widely used in the field of air transportation of passengers. The concept of “electronic ticket” is often confused or associated with online booking of air tickets, but it different concepts and are connected only indirectly. An electronic ticket can be purchased not only via the Internet, but also at various ticket offices.
What is an electronic ticket and how does it differ from a paper ticket?
A regular ticket is paper document certifying your right to travel. Naturally, a paper document can be forged, lost, and so on, with all the ensuing consequences for you. An electronic ticket is digital document certifying the same rights. It is stored securely as a digital record in the air carrier's database. An electronic ticket is in no way inferior to a paper ticket; it provides you with the same rights, but an electronic ticket has some important advantages, which we will discuss below. When purchasing an electronic ticket, the data of your identification document is recorded in the air carrier's database, which reliably guarantees your right to fly. An electronic ticket is a document, and the procedure for storing it is strictly regulated, therefore, the situation when you bought a ticket and were told at the airport “you didn’t buy anything” is impossible. If necessary, at the airline's offices you can exchange your electronic ticket for a paper version.
Advantages of an electronic ticket.
- Reliability. An electronic ticket is physically impossible to falsify or lose, since it is stored in the air carrier’s database. If you lose your e-ticket itinerary receipt, which we will discuss below, you will still be able to register by presenting only an identification document.
- Price. A regular paper ticket is printed on a special form with watermarks; there is a special procedure for storing blank forms and their disposal. And an electronic ticket is just an electronic record, so it costs less than a regular ticket.
- Availability and time saving. With the introduction of electronic tickets, an online air ticket booking system has become possible. You can purchase an electronic air ticket not only at ticket offices, but also at home via the Internet, paying using online payment systems. This will save a lot of time, money and effort. Having the data of your friends and relatives, you can buy tickets for them via the Internet. Read more about the procedure for online booking of air tickets.
When purchasing an electronic ticket, a person receives an electronic ticket itinerary receipt. If you purchased an electronic ticket via the Internet, the itinerary receipt will be sent to the email address you specified, and you can print the receipt on paper yourself.
An example of an itinerary receipt for an electronic air ticket.
The itinerary receipt is NOT a document, it does not certify anything, but only contains information about the electronic ticket (your data, ticket price, flight data: date, time, flight number, and so on). The itinerary receipt is rather intended for you; it is only informative, therefore it is printed on plain paper. If you lose the itinerary receipt or do not print it out, then nothing bad will happen, since it is not a document. You can register without it, although just in case It is advisable to have the itinerary receipt with you. Airport security may ask to see it, it may simplify the check-in procedure, and so on.
How to use an e-ticket?
The registration procedure is the same as with a regular paper ticket. You just need to present your itinerary receipt with your ID at check-in and receive your boarding pass. In some cases, checking in with an e-ticket is much easier. Sometimes you can register yourself on the website or at self-registration kiosks located at the airport. This will save you from having to stand in line.
An electronic ticket, just like a regular ticket, can be returned or exchanged.
How to confirm expenses?
If you are flying on a business trip, then the issue of confirming the costs of tickets is relevant. To do this, be sure to save your boarding pass and present it to the accounting department along with your itinerary receipt and fiscal receipt (if available).