OREANDA-NEWS. February 02, 2009. Introduction of e-ticket system, initiated by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, is planned to wind up by the end of 2009. The new system will be launched in four stages: introduction of e-ticket through Ukrpost enterprises, Internet, experimental exploitation and established usage.

“For the next years to come we will modernize and improve the system to harmonize with demands of the time,” Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Ihor Urbansky informed.

Significant advantages of the up-to-date system appear opportunity to obtain ticket from any nook of the world via Internet, choice of optimal route, possibility to leave an order in case of absence of tickets, additional services and discounts.

For the Transport Ministry introduction of the new e-ticket system will enable not only to receive detailed analytical information about all kinds of transport, but to improve management of transport flows and optimize financial calculations.

In the result of introduction the system it is envisaged to increase 2.5-2.8 times the revenues from selling tickets.

Such a system has economic advantages, in particular reduction of prime cost of realization of tickets and possibility to economize on cashless settlement.

“The e-ticket system is introduced by the state, so it will bring revenues to the state, first of all,” Ihor Umansky underlined.