Entering US passport # for ticket purchase
Oct 12, 2014, 1:51 pm
#1
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Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: East coast, USA
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Entering US passport # for ticket purchase
Hi,
I just bought a one-way ticket from Europe to the USA (with a layover in IST) on Turkish airlines. I thought it was strange that the website never asked me for my passport information, address, or citizenship info.
I'm a US citizen and I reside in the US (I bought my ticket to Europe using miles on another airline), my billing info and credit card are all from the US as well. The flight in question is not until late January. Is it just too early to enter that info? (I can't select seats until the end of October, either).
I just can't remember the last time I purchased an international airline ticket and wasn't asked to provide that information!
Çok tessekur ederim!
I just bought a one-way ticket from Europe to the USA (with a layover in IST) on Turkish airlines. I thought it was strange that the website never asked me for my passport information, address, or citizenship info.
I'm a US citizen and I reside in the US (I bought my ticket to Europe using miles on another airline), my billing info and credit card are all from the US as well. The flight in question is not until late January. Is it just too early to enter that info? (I can't select seats until the end of October, either).
I just can't remember the last time I purchased an international airline ticket and wasn't asked to provide that information!
Çok tessekur ederim!
Oct 12, 2014, 7:43 pm
#4
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Thank you
Thank you both, I'm not sure why It is I've always figured you had to enter that information. Most of my recent international flights have been on United, and I didn't notice the "optional" part.
Oct 12, 2014, 7:52 pm
#5
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: LAX
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You will be able to enter this info at online check in with TK. I just flew LAX-IST and was able to enter my PP info and print out my BP. Since I was not checking any luggage, I didn't even show TK my PP until boarding with my print out. However, I remember that I had also entered it when I purchased the ticket through TK's website (annoyed I had to enter it again during online check in) but did not get a sense it was mandatory to purchase the ticket.
Oct 13, 2014, 1:03 am
#6
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When to collect this information is entirely up to the airline in question and varies quite a lot from airline to airline.
The only requirement that the US have is that airlines send the APIS information through 30 minutes before securing the aircraft's doors at latest. Now whether to collect this information from you during booking or during check-in is entirely up to the airline.
The only requirement that the US have is that airlines send the APIS information through 30 minutes before securing the aircraft's doors at latest. Now whether to collect this information from you during booking or during check-in is entirely up to the airline.