Originally Posted by
itsaboutthejourney
I've only experienced this credit card thing outside of the US, especially on low-tech airlines such as Air France and Thai. I think NW is advanced enough to find/confirm our reservations via many methods.
I don't think tech has anything to do with it. If it were tech related, I'm not certain our beloved NW has the most advanced res system. Certainly not our CC industry.
In my experience, many foreign carriers impose the CC check to prevent fraud and unauthorized use (ie. kids using parent's CC). CC use is pretty relaxed here in the US compared to some of the Asian and European countries (at least the ones I've visited).