Available on most routes, eTickets are a convenient alternative to traditional paper tickets. After purchasing or redeeming your ticket, the airline or Asia Miles will send you an itinerary receipt to confirm your flight details. All you need to do is to present your passport at the check-in counter in exchange for a boarding pass.
an airplane ticket that resides on the airlines' computer database
Electronic tickets (also known as E-Tickets) are airline tickets without the paper, whereby ticket records are stored in the airline's computer system.
A newer system of issuing tickets to clients whereby a "paperless" ticket is issued which allows the client to check in only using proper photo identification. Electronic tickets are preferable to paper ones because they can not be lost or stolen so they are safer to use than paper tickets.
A "paperless" airline ticket allowing one to check-in and fly with just proper photo ID. What may look like a ticket is actually just a paper passenger receipt. E-tickets cannot be lost, or used by anyone else, so they are safer than standard paper tickets.
An airline ticket in the form of a computer entry. An electronic ticket, or e-ticket, is supposed to function like an actual paper ticket by reserving you a space on a flight; all you need to do is give an identification number and show an ID at the airport. But you should also bring the written receipt sent by the airline in the event the airline's computer system has crashed or the airline has lost your reservation.
An electronic ticket or e-ticket is used to represent the purchase of a seat on a passenger airline, usually through a website or by telephone. This form of airline ticket is rapidly replacing the old paper tickets. Where paper tickets are still available, airlines frequently charge extra for issuing them.