Originally Posted by
NoStressHere
Good catch. Somebody had to pay the $5.60. There are a few ways to pay this without revealing who you are.
1 - If they logged into the RR account, they can just use the credit card on file. That is what I do with all of our award tickets, and companion.
2 - They could use a legit debit/prepaid credit card that has no name tied to it.
3 - They could use a stolen credit card.
4 - They could use a SW gift card that has no name tied to it - other than other bookings if SW wanted to dig deeper.
1) Presumably OP would notice a fraudulent airline charge on his card and would file a chargeback. How does that work? Once that is processed, I would think the airline would DK the ticket.
2) As long as the prepaid card wasn't purchased with another credit card. Then that can be tracked.
3) This is why some airlines require passengers to present proof of payment when checking-in at the airport.
4) SW gift cards cannot be used to pay the security fee when points were used to redeem an award.