Originally Posted by cmccool
Some carriers (perhaps all, not sure about SW) require that the credit card at checkin be the same as the one that bought the tickets AND be in the passenger's name. So, I cannot buy tickets for others. Of course, this is for customer's convenience.
Everything becomes SO much more convenient each year.
No offense intended, but I believe your statement is completely false.
I have bought tickets for other people with no problem.
Moreover, every airline I know of offers online check-in, and there is certainly no way to check any sort of credit card when you're doing that.