Home-made ticket system for airlines flies high

As the middle class takes to the skies, the country's carriers use TravelSky's software

Beijing-based China TravelSky Holding Co, a State-owned aviation information provider, plans to expand its research and development efforts so as to innovate and upgrade its electronic ticket system, the first such China-made software.

Flag carrier Air China Ltd transferred to the completely home-developed TravelSky system in April. Barring a few, most other domestic airlines also use it now, saving more than 60 percent of costs that imported software entails.