
From last week all Paper air tickets will be fazed out in China and aviation regulator has made it clear that all Chinese airlines will popularize electronic air tickets by the end of next year.
Despite a cut in cost in the future, the policy has received a lot of questioning and criticism.
An opinion from Xinhua says e-tickets are a convenient option, but not for those who are not familiar with computers or the internet.
The opinion says there are about 120, 000 people with internet access in China, which only account for one tenth of the entire population, and few of them are familiar with online payment.
The opinion concludes that the move is a premature advance.
Another opinion from the website says the development process should not include an elimination of paper tickets.
The opinion says it is not that the public is not supportive of new technology, but as consumers, the public deserves to have a period of time to get used to new technologies.
Any new products, the opinion adds, should follow a principle to provide consumers with something affordable and convenient to use.
An eNet opinion says e-tickets may bring along a number of questions and apparently, they are not being addressed. The questions include how to purchase air insurance. Whether the insurance will end up as an indispensable item in the ticket, just like airport construction fee and additional fee that consumers must pay. And another big concern is how secure online payment is since there are too many online criminals.
An opinion from the Beijing News says e-tickets are not distinguishable from other tickets and Chinese passengers have to print out a "receipt" before they can board.