ticket swiping. A practice in which unused nonrefundable airline tickets are reissued to the travel agency or an agent within the travel agency instead of to the original traveler. This typically happens in corporate accounts with shoddy reporting. The practice violates airline rules and the ASTA Code of Ethics. See also unused ticket.
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