Over the past few decades, airlines have witnessed a significant amount of changes, most of which focus on making sure that the travel experiences of each and every passenger is made faster and easier.
Back during the days when aircraft were newly opened to the public, for example, the fee that the passengers pay are all the same and the seats that they take are all found in one room.
However, with the rapid progress of civilization comes a need to improve each aircraft for those who can afford more, thus the rise of the first class flight.
Of course, the changes are not only found on the aircrafts.
Throughout the years, airline tickets have also undergone significant alteration in terms of appearance and ticketing system.
Such changes focus more on how to give each passenger an easier time checking in for his or her flight.
It goes without saying that the various airlines around the world are all keeping up with the times by emulating each other's strategies when it comes to the formats of the ticket.
This emulation is not exactly a bad thing when one considers the amount of usefulness such changes provide to thousands of passengers The first types of airline tickets involve stacks of paper which the ordinary passenger must keep with his or her belongings during the course of the entire travel period.
These papers contain handwritten notes listing down the destinations and the departure and arrival times of each flight.
Back during the days, one must not lose these papers or else he or she will not be able to board a plane unless proper rebooking processes are accomplished.
Fortunately, this stressful ticketing system is soon replaced when the authorities began to foresee newer methods to avoid manually writing the information for the increasing number of passengers.
Decades later, the stacks of paper were replaced by boarding pass.
At present, this is still one of the most commonly used tickets for airlines around the world.
Before entering certain airports, the person must still present the boarding pass to the authorities.
These passes are made of cardboard.
Printed on these cardboards are the entire flight information and a barcode which airport employees must scan before the passenger boards the plane.
The presence of the barcode is a sure sign that air travel has truly become a part of the technological advancement that world has witnessed.
Just when you thought that the boarding pass is the most convenient form of airline ticket, here enters the Smartphones to prove otherwise.
A few flight providers have already begun spreading word regarding flight check-ins using a person's phone.
The minute a person reserves a seat for his or her travel, the system will text a barcode which must be scanned in order to be allowed to board the plane.
What makes the system even more convenient is that if the passenger accidentally deletes the barcode, he or she can easily reclaim it from the website of the airline