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Alternate air ticket purchasing order systems allow for alternative ways of purchasing air tickets and GDS Connectivity not involving Internet or personal TA contact. ==Mobile booking== Mobile booking of flight tickets and other facilities, for example reviewing flight schedules and comparing fares, can be done using the mobile phone. The importance of mobile booking has increased significantly in the last years. Especially business travelers who use mobile devices too book additional services or to check their flight status.〔Strauss, Michael (2010): Value Creation in Travel Distribution, ISBN 0-557-61246-2〕 SMS: A short code can be sent to the TA provided code with specific parameters to receive the required information. *Example: Cleartrip provides a facility to send an SMS to 667744 with source, destination, date and month. The reply comes with a list of flight codes and time of departure, all sorted by price in ascending order. This service is available to Cleartrip’s customers having Airtel, BPL, Hutch and Reliance connection. Interactive voice response: A specific number provided by the carrier can be called, and an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) asks questions and guides the user through. The IVR can also take the payment details and process the payment. The e-ticket can be sent as an email or collected over the counter. *Example: Jet Airways uses the IVR system for payment at the call center. After the itinerary is created by the call centre agent, the customer can pay for his tickets via the IVR, ensuring the payment details are secure. After the payment is successful, the e-ticket is automatically generated by the application and mailed to the customer. Shanghai SmartPay Jieyin has partnered with Lu Hai Kong travel agency in Hefei, Anhui Province, to jointly launch mobile and telephone based payment systems for airline electronic tickets. As part of the launch promotion, customers who buy airline e-ticket in Lu Hai Kong ticket agency and process payment via interactive voice response (IVR). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alternate air ticket purchasing order system」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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