e-tickets on aa.com: for which OW carriers?
Aug 14, 2006 | 3:52 am
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e-tickets on aa.com: for which OW carriers?
Is aa.com able to issue e-tickets for all one world carriers? I remember there used to be problems even issueing BA tickets. Anyone tried to book finnair tickets on aa.com and received paper or e-tickets lately?
Aug 14, 2006 | 4:48 am
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Originally Posted by mith
Is aa.com able to issue e-tickets for all one world carriers? I remember there used to be problems even issueing BA tickets. Anyone tried to book finnair tickets on aa.com and received paper or e-tickets lately?
Aug 16, 2006 | 12:58 am
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AA.com has a list of eligible carriers that it can sell flights on and lists which carriers are e-ticket eligible (if the destination is e-ticket eligible).
I have purchased AY flights through AA as an AA e-ticket, not through AA.com, but it should be no different.
I have purchased AY flights through AA as an AA e-ticket, not through AA.com, but it should be no different.
Aug 16, 2006 | 6:19 am
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All 8 OW carriers can be e-ticketed. But there are dozens of airports that are not e-ticket capable (including some in the US!). This forces the entire ticket to be paper. Finally, sometimes codeshares affect e-ticketability. Last year I could get e-ticket on AY but not on BA codeshare on AY (apparently AY's computers couldn't access BA's system for e-ticket checkin). These glitches are slowly being solved and e-tickets are 99% available (and work very well -- just be sure to have your ticket number written down, I've had to produce that a dozen times now, and would have been denied boarding if I had not known my ticket number).
Aug 16, 2006 | 9:20 am
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Originally Posted by number_6
But there are dozens of airports that are not e-ticket capable (including some in the US!). This forces the entire ticket to be paper.
And/or can you see that an airport is not e-ticketable (say, on aa.com) BEFORE you commit to the purchase? Or do you only find out after the fact? (This might be an issue if there were an alternate US airport partical for you that IS e-tickeable, and you anticipated you'd likely need reissuing several times.)
Aug 16, 2006 | 11:12 am
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
Is there a list of these somewhere?
And/or can you see that an airport is not e-ticketable (say, on aa.com) BEFORE you commit to the purchase? Or do you only find out after the fact? (This might be an issue if there were an alternate US airport partical for you that IS e-tickeable, and you anticipated you'd likely need reissuing several times.)
And/or can you see that an airport is not e-ticketable (say, on aa.com) BEFORE you commit to the purchase? Or do you only find out after the fact? (This might be an issue if there were an alternate US airport partical for you that IS e-tickeable, and you anticipated you'd likely need reissuing several times.)
Aug 17, 2006 | 3:52 am
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actually, does the credit card holder have to be travelling, when using an e-ticket from aa.com?
I would like to book a ticket for someone who doesnt have a US based credit card. It was no problem to use the Check In automates with another person's BA-miles card, even though her number wasn't in the booking. So I assume it should work with any card (European Credit card) that has a matching name...
I would like to book a ticket for someone who doesnt have a US based credit card. It was no problem to use the Check In automates with another person's BA-miles card, even though her number wasn't in the booking. So I assume it should work with any card (European Credit card) that has a matching name...
Aug 17, 2006 | 4:03 am
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Originally Posted by mith
...does the credit card holder have to be travelling, when using an e-ticket from aa.com?
Aug 17, 2006 | 10:54 am
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Originally Posted by mith
actually, does the credit card holder have to be travelling, when using an e-ticket from aa.com? ...
Aug 17, 2006 | 10:59 am
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Originally Posted by sdsearch
Is there a list of these somewhere?
And/or can you see that an airport is not e-ticketable (say, on aa.com) BEFORE you commit to the purchase? Or do you only find out after the fact? (This might be an issue if there were an alternate US airport partical for you that IS e-tickeable, and you anticipated you'd likely need reissuing several times.)
And/or can you see that an airport is not e-ticketable (say, on aa.com) BEFORE you commit to the purchase? Or do you only find out after the fact? (This might be an issue if there were an alternate US airport partical for you that IS e-tickeable, and you anticipated you'd likely need reissuing several times.)
Aug 18, 2006 | 3:41 am
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Originally Posted by number_6
It depends on the ticket. AA does not require the credit card used to purchase the ticket to be produced. But some other airlines do. For example, BA requires that prior to flying the first leg of the ticket, the credit card used to pay for the ticket be produced. So if you buy a ticket on aa.com and the first sector is BA, then the credit card might be needed before travel is allowed (I say might because I suspect BA has some leniency with this policy, but have never tested it).
Aug 18, 2006 | 4:07 am
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Originally Posted by mith
Is aa.com able to issue e-tickets for all one world carriers?... I remember there used to be problems even issueing BA tickets. Anyone tried to book finnair tickets on aa.com and received paper or e-tickets lately?
Originally Posted by aa.com's FAQ
Q: Why do I only see an electronic ticketing option when I purchase my tickets?
A: As of May 1, 2003, all qualifying reservations will be electronic tickets.
A: As of May 1, 2003, all qualifying reservations will be electronic tickets.