Loading...Flying Southwest, a large company, operating domestic flights, has decided to go green. As a result the company is going to reduce the number of ticket holders for boarding passes starting from June, 1.
Annually they used to hand out over 22 million ticket jackets to their passengers. But now the protection of the environment is becoming its main concern.
Ticket jackets used to be a tradition for them. The airline remains the last one among American ones to keep using paper holders.
Companies tend to use e-tickets even not printing out boarding passes any more. So passengers who are not in a habit of flying Southwest may even be unaware of the existence of paper holders.
United Airlines said good bye to paper jackets in the early 2000s while Delta did the same in 2008. It is due to the availability of e-boarding passes and self-service check-in kiosks. Thus, having analyzed the number of passengers preferring e-tickets Southwest Airline as well has made up its mind that it is time to reduce the use of paper jackets.
Though it is hard to break away from the tradition of so many years it is necessary to move with the time. Some passengers may feel nostalgic. They like the way ticket jackets look. They are similar to passports, a sort of a book. There are a boarding pass and a receipt inside.
Nevertheless, June, 1 is the time to say goodbye to that tradition. As something new and more convenient is always on the way.
