I've noticed that Emirates will now ask for CC at check-in when departing from some countries (i.e. Italy) and that one of the travelling passengers must be the owner of the CC.
I'm looking at booking a ticket for a friend but it seems that I can lo longer do this via CC.
Q: Can I pay for an online booking with my credit card if I am not travelling myself?
A: This will depend on the country of departure of the ticket.
On the Enter billing information page where the credit card details are entered, if the "Cardholder name" can be typed in, you would be able to pay for the booking even if you are not travelling. If the "Cardholder name" appears in a drop-down menu and cannot be changed, you would unfortunately not be able to pay for the booking unless you are travelling.
In some countries, for security reasons, the holder of the credit card used to book a ticket or group of tickets must be one of the travellers on that itinerary, and will be required to show the actual credit card at the airport check-in counter prior to receiving boarding passes.
Skywards members may make a redemption booking for friends and family, and pay for the applicable taxes online with their own credit cards, if the country of departure offers credit card payment.
Business Rewards administrators may also pay for their organizations members bookings by credit card, if the country of departure offers credit card payment.
This is also displayed when booking online
Important Information: If payment is made online by credit card, Emirates holds the right to verify that the same credit card used for the transaction is presented at the time of check-in and the credit card holder must be one of the travellers on the itinerary. Failure to present the credit card will mean that all passengers in the booking will be denied boarding.
Emirates strongly recommends that any booking created on the website is immediately followed up with necessary payment / ticketing within allowed time limits and that duplicate / multiple bookings are not unnecessarily created. Emirates is monitoring all bookings and strict action will be taken against any misuse.
I see that Emirates now offer PayPal as method of payment. Anyone tried this with Emirates or with any other Airline? I assume that the PayPal method does not require any CC verification at check-in time.