Booking a flight for someone else
 

I just booked a flight for a friend of mine using my credit card but having her as a passenger with her details.
The billing address and credit card details are mine.
I am wondering what items she would need when she goes to the airport (apart from passport and confirmation number) to get her ticket/boarding pass?

would any of my details be shown on any documents she may get from the staff? :)

if it helps - booked with hawaiian airlines.

Booking a flight for someone else
 

I book flights for my gf all the time. She has never had to present original form of payment or anything like that. But then again she is a US citizen and the flights have all been domestic. I don't think I have had to present a credit card EXCEPT as a way to try and locate my reservation. Just make sure she has the confirmation number and she should be fine. You could always just call Hawaiian.

Depending on what she prints, she may be axle to see the last four digits of your credit card.

It varies by airline, and some can be very strict about wanting to see a card for a 3rd party booking, so it's advisable to call.

Most have a way to preapprove the charge, if you can't make it when they check in.

The issue from their perspective is that airline tickets are an easy way to turn a stolen card into cash. The thief offers "cheap tickets to Europe!", buys them with the card, and gets cash from the ticket buyer. Either the mark buying the ticket gets it cancelled, or manages to fly before the card is reported, charge reversed, and ticket cancelled.

Usually it will say in the confirmation if you have to present the credit card. The easiest way is to call the airline and ask what their policy is.

thanks.
I was not able to book the tickets online as it said that the credit card name does not match the name of the passenger for the booking.
I called them and they understood and instead booked it over the phone and it worked. I now have the emails for the receipt and the ticket/confirmation code which has all the flight details.

just curious to know that if my details (name/address) would be given to her in some way from documents at the airport?

On the itinery I have, it only mentions the last 4 digits of my card but not my name or address or anything. (thats good... dont like my details in the hands of anyone for security reasons, even for close friends!!!)

she is a US citizen, the DOB, name is all filled in and has a US passport. They said it should be sufficient enough and online it says on the "view bookings" page that the details entered are sufficient for the US government/TSA.

Had 2 problems in the past. Once booked a ticket for my 16 year old son using my credit card. We have the same last name. He has a state issued ID card. He got to the airport and the check-in machine would not let him check in. The airline personnel would also not let him check in. They said that the credit card paying for the ticket had to match the name on the ticket. So he missed his flight. When I called and made a stink about it, (I can't ever book a ticket for my kids who are too young to have a credit card?) they refunded my money and said the name-matching was for "security reasons." Had no answer as far as how I was supposed to buy him tickets. I believe this was AA.

The second time was Jetblue believe it or not. I paid with a Visa debit card that had my husband's name on it. I've always paid Jetblue this way, (until I got my useless Jetblue American Express). When I went to check-in online it would not allow me to do so. Called them and they said the names had to match. I never once had that problem with Jetblue and never had that problem again. But I guess it can happen.

So good luck... just anecdotes...no advice here, since it all seems to rely on what mood they're in that day.

I've booked a trip for my brother and his girlfriend next week, and to avoid issues (hopefully) I have called to have a note added to the file as to why the card will not match the names (the trip is a gift) and the lady told me such things happen all the time, and a note on the file helps things along.

emma - thanks! I will do this today and ring them up and add a note to the file (hopefully) that it is a trip I have funded as a gift for my friend hence the names will be different.