crowe

Hi, just booked some flights for next year and as I was entering the payment details it occurred to me that the card I used will have expired by then.

Presume they will accept the renewed card, even if the number has changed?

747_not_777

In those circumstances, I've simply explained it's expired, and presented my latest card. Never ever had a problem with them not accepting this.

Swanhunter

At worst they will have to make a short call to the ticket desk and you'll be good to travel.

passy777

Could you not take your expired card as the number on it will correspond to the booking?

I have done this a couple of times just in case I am asked to produce the card used to pay for the trip.

Passmethesickbag

Does anybody actually ever get asked to show their card? Never happened to me.

FlyerTalker6245

It used to happen to me quite a lot when the whole family was blue. Now that we're a combination of Silvers and Bronzes, and book with the BA Amex with the SafeKey, I haven't had it happen for years.

1010101

I get the notice quite a lot on the website, but hardly ever do the check in staff ask for it. On the occasions the card has expired I just show them the new one.

windowontheAside

I've never been asked for my card.

seattle29

My sister flew MAD-LHR two years ago, and had bought the ticket herself with her own debit card. Two weeks before flying, she realised she'd have excess luggage so I logged into her booking and prepaid for an extra checked suitcase with my own credit card.

When she tried to check-in at MAD, they wouldn't issue any boarding pass until she could provide the credit card used to prepay for the extra suitcase. She tried to phone me to confirm the number, but alas I was halfway across the Atlantic on a B747.

She was denied boarding, and ended up going across to T1 and booking a cash ticket with Air Europa to LGW for £150 (extremely reasonable for a walk-up ticket!) BA were very nice about it afterwards though and gave plentiful compensation once we threatened to take them to court.

I understand the need for verification due to fraud, but sometimes it really goes too far.

Tafflyer

It happens when ticket and card are in different names and the ticket was booked by phone rather than online. My son (18+) was asked to show my card when checking in for his flight. Luckily, I was still at the airport and it was no problem. I commented that he would be checking in for the return without me and was told to always make a point of telling reservations in advance when that might happen.

crowe

Thanks - I've been asked once or twice, will probably take the old card along just in case.

Cheers

tangey

It seems like a strange requirement.

What happens if you make a booking in Jan, for a flight in Nov, and somewhere inbetween times you've cancelled the card and cut it up and disposed of it as per instructions ?

seattle29

Good luck ever flying Qatar Airways if you've lost/changed/cancelled a credit card since the booking. I always book QR through Expedia now to avoid the credit card requirement - all passengers with flights booked through their website MUST present the credit card at check-in, no exceptions.

ab007

Had this exact situation a couple of years back, at Copenhagen I think.

Card expired between booking and the day of the flight (good few months gap), and to my suprise the check in agent insisted I should have kept the old card and brought it with me. Managed to sort it another way of course, and in fact that's the only flight I've EVER been asked to present my credit card at check in.

Booking a flight last week though I did notice it says in the small print you need to have the card used to book to present at check in.

moneypooraviosrich

I booked my 241 using the BA Amex card but have since canceled it because I want the 6 month buffer to start again. So there is no valid card and the canceled one has been cut up. I don't know how they could refuse boarding if you no longer have the card, seems a very strange requirement for validation that can easily be circumvented