What happens if you book a flight without a passport?

You may book a flight before having your passport in hand. Please just make sure that you make your booking the same name/spelling as it will be on your passport. *For security reasons, you will be refused to board your flight if the ticket and the passport name/spelling are not the same.



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As such, you can book a flight even if your passport has expired, is damaged, has alteration, or does not have enough blank pages. The airline will only request the passport number and will not pay much heed to the passport's condition as the physical document will not change hands.

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In the US and flying internationally: A new passport is required. Reschedule your trip to a new date or see if you qualify for life-or-death emergency passport service. Outside of the US and scheduled to fly back home: Contact the nearest US consulate or embassy to have an emergency passport issued.

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Flight and passenger details
  • Trip details.
  • Personal information – Full names (to be spelled exactly as it is in your ID or passport), date of birth, country of residence.
  • ID number.
  • Ideal departure times and length of flights (do you prefer a direct flight or are you happy with connections?)
  • Preferred cabin class.


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No, you can make a booking without your passport details. Your passport number may, however, be needed at the time of online check-in.

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Answer: United States passports are valid until midnight on the date of expiration. You can legitimately travel on the date your passport expires without any problems.

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Yes. If you booked your flight using your maiden/married name, and you update your name in the passport before the date of travel, we will make the name change on your booking for you free of charge.

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Airline staff will need to check your passport either at the time of check-in or at your gate. To check in at a kiosk you will need one of the following: Confirmation number (usually sent via email if ticket is purchased online or through a travel agency)

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Otherwise, you will not get a boarding pass without showing that proof. Taking your question more literal: there is not necessarily a passport check at the gate. That happens on and off, depending seemingly on mood, airline, and time of the day. But there is always a check before you get a boarding pass.

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