Need passport information to buy a ticket???
I was trying to use my United miles to buy an award ticket for my parents on SQ, especially the non-stop from LAX to SIN. The UA agent found the flights but said that I need to provide passport, date of birth and nationality information to even hold the reservation for 72 hrs.
Is this true? If true, why the heck does SQ need this information to issue a stupid ticket? Is this one of the terror alert checks?
I asked her to book the award ticket on other *Alliance carriers instead.