A Matter of Time: The Demise of Airline Paper Timetables

摘要

The timetable was usually your sole source of information. It was the most important piece of public literature published by an airline. Since the beginning of the air transport industry, the company timetable has been a vital and indispensable part of public relations. Practically every airline, large and small, publicized its schedules by issuing timetables regularly. The timetable was not only the way in which the airline told prospective customers what time flights departed and arrived, it was also a way of promoting new services and equipment. It was an airline's most important advertising tool.