Is confirmation number enough to check in?

A confirmation number alone is not typically enough to get through ticketing at an airport. In most cases, you will also need to present a valid form of identification, such as a passport or driver's license, in order to check in for your flight and obtain your boarding pass.



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A reservation has two important numbers to it – the confirmation number (or PNR/Record Locator) and the ticket number(s). You can have one reservation with three people on it and because you only have one reservation, you also only have one confirmation number. However, everyone needs their own ticket number.

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Until you have a ticket number, your reservation remains in limbo. Confirmation and ticket numbers are often issued simultaneously, but not always. Award holds are a routine example: you'll get a confirmation number when you activate a hold, but you won't be ticketed until you pay for it.

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Payment Confirmation means a transaction document that can be part of a receipt, which shows a payment was issued. Can be a confirmation number or order number.

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However, if a passenger does not have an internet-capable device, it is usually possible to check in at a special machine in the airport. A big advantage of checking-in in advance is that you can choose your seat. Whether this reservation is associated with additional costs depends on the airline.

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Online check-in lets you check in from your home or office and print your own boarding pass. You can also choose to have a link to your boarding pass emailed to your mobile device.

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Ticketing. Ticketing and booking are two separate processes. Booking just holds the seat on the plane. Ticketing means that the seat is paid for and the passenger has the right to take it during the flight.

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A delay in receiving payments for your booking could happen due to reasons such as ongoing bank verification process, page timeout, or heavy web traffic. In this situation, the status of your flight booking will appear as “Pending Confirmation”.

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Some airlines, such as American Airlines, take up to 4 hours to send the email confirmation. Call the airline's reservation department directly if you still have not received your confirmation after 4 hours. You can also look up your flight on the airline's website using your confirmation code.

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If all else fails and you can't find that flight confirmation email anywhere, you're going to want to go directly to the airline. Calling and speaking with a representative on the phone is your best bet.

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If you don't check in, you won't receive a boarding pass that allows you to board the plane, and your seat might be given up to a standby passenger. The check-in process also confirms your traveler details like your passport information and frequent flyer number.

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Yes, simply show your mobile boarding pass on a mobile phone, iPad, or Apple Watch and a valid form of identification to the TSA Agent at security to proceed.

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