What information can be obtained from PNR number?

PNR may include some combination of the following categories of information, when available: PNR record locator code. Date of reservation/issue of ticket. Date(s) of intended travel.



A Passenger Name Record (PNR) is the "digital backbone" of your travel, containing a wealth of private and logistical data. By entering a 6-character PNR on an airline's site, a user can see the full names of all passengers, the complete travel itinerary (including flight numbers, dates, and times), and the current reservation status. It also stores contact details (phone and email), ticketing information (how and when the ticket was paid for), and special service requests like meal preferences, seat assignments, or wheelchair assistance. More sensitively, a PNR can contain frequent flyer numbers and, in some systems, payment methods or credit card fragments. In 2026, security is tighter, but the PNR remains a powerful tool that travel agents and airlines use to coordinate multi-leg journeys, hotel stays, and car rentals under a single booking reference, which is why you should never share a photo of your boarding pass on social media.

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Travel status of passenger (including confirmations and check-in status). Ticketing information, including ticket number, one way tickets and Automated Ticket Fare Quote (ATFQ) fields. Baggage information. Seat information, including seat number.

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Your frequent flier number, name, and PNR are valuable for identity theft, enabling fraud like opening credit card accounts or making unauthorized purchases, says Josh Amishav, founder and CEO of data breach monitoring company Breachsense.

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And because we live in a time of codesharing agreements between different airlines, it's possible to use a PNR to log into five or more airline websites—at which point criminals usually carry out an attack with relative ease and gain access to additional personal information or fraudulently obtain flights for free.

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CBP will keep PNR data secure and confidential, consistent with applicable U.S. law. Careful safeguards, including appropriate data security and access controls, will ensure that the PNR data is not used or accessed improperly.

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CBP and DHS officials responsible for identifying illicit travel and preventing and detecting terrorism and certain transnational crimes will have access to PNR data derived from flights to, from, or through the United States.

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It may appear under different names — a record locator, booking reference, reservation code, or just PNR. No matter what you call it, the code usually contains six characters — letters or letters and numbers, depending on the system used to make a booking.

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Yes, in most cases the PNR number is also the booking number. There are slight differences with some airlines, but for the most part, air travelers have everything they need to check in with the PNR number.

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? Always create the basic PNR with the 5 mandatory elements (Name, Itinerary, Contact, TK element, Reference, End Transaction) and wait for the Airline locator. If the Airline PNR is not reflecting contact the Help-Desk.

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Depending on your situation, you might also want to tell them your name, seat assignment, cabin class, or any other personal information which they legitimately need to know. In general, there is no good reason to provide anyone with your booking code or confirmation number (or whatever your airline calls it).

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The PNR number is generated based on the following information: The first three digits of the PNR number indicate the zone or the railway system that is managing the train. The next seven digits of the PNR number are randomly generated.

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The PNR Record Locator is the reservation number of the trip booked by the travel agency from the GDS system, which is typically different than the airline confirmation code. The airline confirmation number is what is required for the traveler to check-in to their flight.

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No, some airlines may not allow public access to their passenger lists due to privacy concerns.

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PNR is the abbreviation for Passenger Name Record and PNR number is a 10-digit number that you get against every train ticket you book. This number is unique, which means the PNR number for each journey will be different.

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