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ticketless, a.|ˈtɪkɪtlɪs|
[f. ticket n.1 + -less.]
Having no ticket; without a ticket of admission, a railway ticket, etc.
1868Daily News 6 July, Regulations which kept the ticketless public at a distance. 1946F. Wylie Let. 31 Aug. in Mansergh & Moon Transfer of Power (1979) VIII. 369 Simultaneously a regular campaign of ticketless travel on the railways will be started. 1979P. Nihalani et al. Indian & Brit. English i. 179, 2500 cases of ticketless travel and unbooked luggage were reported last month by the railway authorities.
▸ Of travel, esp. on an airline: that does not require a conventional ticket; validated by an electronic ticket. Of a commercial carrier, esp. an airline: providing only electronic tickets for its passengers. See e-ticket n.
1982Amer. Banker (Nexis) 13 Sept. 15 The acceptance of the credit card inspired the airlines to pursue their dream—ticketless travel. 1994Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 9 Oct. 2/5 Ticketless travel is catching on. Travellers make a reservation, pay with a credit card and get a boarding pass at the airport with a confirmation number or picture I.D. Most new airlines, such as ValuJet and Morris Air, are ticketless. 2000Times 7 Aug. (Interface section) 6/4 A new survey..found that three-quarters of the 142 airlines surveyed said that online booking and ticketless travel are their principal e-business priorities for investment. |