Booking a flight for someone else.

[onemore]

When booking a flight for someone else via a credit card, do all airlines want to see the owner of the credit card when checking in?

 

[Hvr]

It depends on the airline. Which one are you booking a ticket on?

 

[onemore]

Looking at Jetstar and Thai which is why I asked the question, as I recalled that Jetstar would want to see the card.
Yes I do realise that booking someone on Jetstar is not a nice thing to do but I not have many choices as it is from Melbourne to Bangkok, and the person is not a close friend.

 

[AIRwin]

Yes I do realise that booking someone on Jetstar is not a nice thing to do but I not have many choices as it is from Melbourne to Bangkok, and the person is not a close friend.

I hope you will ask them to transfer the amount to you upfront as I've had to write off $100+ for a domestic flight I booked for someone who failed to pay me back after numerous attempts to contact them...

 

[Denali]

Recent domestic flights, niece and her partner were not asked.

Hubby domestic and international flights not asked previously and pay his tickets on my card/different surname.

 

[onemore]

Thanks for your thoughts, and I will have her car here at the house.

 

[onemore]

Recent domestic flights, niece and her partner were not asked.

Hubby domestic and international flights not asked previously and pay his tickets on my card/different surname.

Thanks Denali.

 

[onemore]

I am thinking of going to a travel agent, book and pay for the ticket in advance.
It’s amazing how the thought process improves after the second Culpa.

 

[onemore]

Bloody spell check....Cuppa.

 

[The man with no name]

Ive booked Jetstar flights for others on several occasions and never had them need my card at the airport.

 

[maia200]

Have only had that happen once about 20 years ago and never since, Things have changed significantly since then.

 

[tdimdad]

Ive booked Jetstar flights for others on several occasions and never had them need my card at the airport.

Same here for my kids and have used it now across Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin. In the online booking, they are the travellers and I'm the booking contact. We do online check-in, meaning simply rocking up to the gate. No questions asked ever about the credit card.

 

[eric2011]

Never been asked for my card in all my years of booking for myself or my +1 although my airlines are fairly few, QF,VA,NZ,SQ,AC,DL,AA,FJ,LA,JQ,HA

 

[AisleSeat]

I had Vietnam Airlines ask for the payment card at check-in at Hanoi back in 2012.

 

[travelislife]

Thai flying out of Thailand can and often do ask to see the card it's booked on if booked through their website direct. If booked through Expedia or similar it doesn't appear to matter.

 

[OATEK]

I booked my daughter LHR-SYD-LHR on CX, and the tickets said they wanted to see the card at departure. I was able to take the card to their Sydney office in T1 and have it verified, and that avoided boarding problems in LHR.

 

[onemore]

Thanks everyone for your replies to my query, very informative. After mulling it over I decided against it, and suggested she borrow the money to pay for the ticket.
Problem solved, now wait for the next thing.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Thanks everyone for your replies to my query, very informative. After mulling it over I decided against it, and suggested she borrow the money to pay for the ticket.
Problem solved, now wait for the next thing.

Good solution!

Asking to sight the credit card is a common anti-fraud measure. most airlines that require this will have it somewhere as part of the booking process, or in their terms and conditons. Singapre Airlines by the way is one airline that does require the credit card (or at least were until very recently).

There are a number of ways around this. You can go into the airline office in advance of travel and have them sight the card and enter a note into the booking that the credit card has been verified. You can of course go to the airport with the person flying. Or alternatively, you can book through a third party (including an online trvael agent). in this way the third party accepts liability for fraud, not the airline.

 

[onemore]

Good solution!

Asking to sight the credit card is a common anti-fraud measure. most airlines that require this will have it somewhere as part of the booking process, or in their terms and conditons. Singapre Airlines by the way is one airline that does require the credit card (or at least were until very recently).

There are a number of ways around this. You can go into the airline office in advance of travel and have them sight the card and enter a note into the booking that the credit card has been verified. You can of course go to the airport with the person flying. Or alternatively, you can book through a third party (including an online trvael agent). in this way the third party accepts liability for fraud, not the airline.

Funny you should mention this, as my credit card was scammed last month and because I was travelling from Australia to Bali, then Kl and then the Philippines I had no clue when I was hit, as a rule I watch every time I have to present the card at hotels for their damage or theft deposit.
Somehow, somewhere they got all my details, including the 3 digit security code on the back, but what really astounds me is they booked an event with the card in Singapore under a different name to mine.
The bank in Australia beginning with W was very efficient in getting my money back, but not so efficient in getting me a new card some 3 weeks later.