Originally Posted by
B747forever
Thanks for the replies.
Will not do it as I already have a ticket back home tonight, not worth risking not getting on the Delta flight. Was more curious about if it would actually work, especially when I could check in and get a boarding pass. For those screaming fraud, it isn't like I forced Delta to make this mistake. As if those people never have had a mistake happen that works out in their favor.
It is an out and back LAX-LAS trip that I did yesterday and need to do today also.
Just an FYI -
Being confirmed onto a flight means a seat has been reserved for you. It does not mean that you're ticketed for that space (well less common, many travel agencies can reserve space indefinitely). Employees can view your electronic ticket, and once the gate agent scans your boarding pass, it pulls the coupon associated with it. It's probable you'll be prompted to see an agent to assist with check-in, and that agent will likely realize what you're trying to do. Even if you're able to successfully check in, your boarding card will be flagged "PAPER TICKET REQUIRED" (or something similar). Airport staff cannot issue tickets, so they will contact the appropriate department to do so, and chances are they'll detect what's going on. So unless several people ignore the paper ticket warnings at the airport, or the ticketing department hastily issues a ticket, it wouldn't work.