Abstract: Methods and apparatus to electronically save agent coupon data while printing an airline ticket in conjunction with an airlines travel agency reservation system include the steps of inputting passenger flight information into an airline reservation system that outputs the information in ASCII form, identifying the information corresponding to an airline ticket, identifying the information corresponding to all other information including agent coupon information, allowing the ticket information to be printed transmitting said all other information to electronic apparatus having computing and storage capabilities, capturing all of the information associated with an the agent coupon and storing the same in a raw data capture file, extracting the agent coupon data free of all other instructions and extraneous information from the captured raw data file and applying an electronic identifier to the same, and using the electronic identifier, storing the agent coupon data in an agent coupon folder.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for the electronic storage and retrieval of airline ticket agency data simultaneously with the generation of one or more airline tickets. The inventive methods and apparatus eliminate the prior art requirement of printing and storing hard copies of agent coupons.