Originally Posted by
trustfriend
I lost my credit card used for the purchase of the ticket through web and could not present it at the check in. I was forced to buy new one, although my lost credit card was charged long time ago for the air fare (Colombo Male business return). Personally I did not understand this procedure at all.
It's not unusual for an airline to request to see the credit card that was used to purchase the tickets at check-in and the main purpose of this is to prevent fraud. Many international airlines including CX, SQ etc. do the same.