The billing address was a U.S. address. Nothing out of the normal at all.

I've gone back and looked at the fine print of my receipt and it says nothing about showing my credit card.

One would assume it would be on the receipt as wall as the contract of carriage. But it is not at all. On DL.com's check-in requirements sections doesn't mention it either.


Credit Card Presentation

To safeguard against credit card fraud, the purchaser may have to show us the credit card along with a valid photo ID. The time varies based on the billing address of the credit card or the country of travel. If the purchaser is not traveling, they can show us their credit card and ID at an airport ticket counter or another ticket office location, whichever is most convenient.


clarence5ybr you were better at finding that than me. I actually tried to find that info and it took me a bit. The above should be linked to the check-in requirements sections on DL.com and on the email itinerary at a minimum.


And as far as it happening on international flights all the time, that is not true at all. I've managed to fill up a passport and I have never ever been asked to show the credit card. Flights all over the world, Pakistan, Venezuela, all over africa. Never once been asked.

Well I guess it sounds like I'm pretty much screwed as far as any compensation goes.