What if my seat is on waiting?

The short answer is no, you can't travel with tickets that are in a waiting list. Unfortunately, this is how the system works. If the tickets in the waiting list are not confirmed before your departure, the airline may not allow you to board the plane.



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Waiting List or WL Ticket means that the passenger is on the waiting list and will not get a seat in the train. A Waiting List passenger is not allowed to travel in a reserved train. However, in unreserved coaches which are attached along, they can travel in those.

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If the ticket booked online on IRCTC has a WL (waiting list) status, does it get automatically cancelled if it doesn't get confirmed? Yes, the tickets booked online by irctc website get cancelled automatically if all passengers on the ticket remain waitlisted even after preparation of chart.

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Travel on waiting list ticket: You can travel with a waitlisted ticket if it is bought from the window counter. However, e-ticket waitlisted passengers are not allowed to board the train. Waitlisted e-ticket are refunded after the preparation of train chart.

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Passengers in a ticket are assigned ticket status which can be waiting (WL), If the passenger status is marked as WL followed by a number, it means the passenger has a waitlisted status. This can get confirm, if passengers who have booked tickets earlier for the same journey cancel their tickets.

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While booking ticket, those get 'confirmed' status or 'RAC' (Reservation Against Cancellation) status they can travel on the journey date but those who get 'WL' status, they cannot travel on the ticket as they will not be given a seat/berth in the train.

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If no tickets for an event are currently available, then the event may offer a waitlist for tickets. Additional tickets sometimes become available when current ticket holders can no longer attend OR the event promoter decides to release more tickets.

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Generally WL4 gets confirmed depending how many days are left in your journey and in which train/route you are traveling.

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If you are on board a train with waitlisted ticket or RAC ticket, getting it confirmed is easier than before. Even if you have not booked a ticket due to unavailability of a confirmed seat, you will be able to check the positions of vacant seats after the chart preparation.

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