Recetly purchased tickets with Flightcentre, when will i get the tickets. All i received was paperwork.

[marty344]

Im a bit confused, i was told something along the lines of i would receive the tickets 24 hours before the flight. But for peace ofmind, i really wish i had them on me now, rather than jus the paperwork of the flights i booked.

I have never flown internationally before, is it just a matter of the the family members i brought tickets for going to Sydney Iternational Airport, going to the Thai Airways area, showing thier passports and intinerary and receiving the tickets / boarding passes?

Similiarly, i will be going to Bangkok in April, i have brought two one-way tickets, one tocket there and another back. For my trip back, do i go the Bangkok International Airport, go to Thair Airways section, and show them my itinirary and passport and get handed a boarding pass?

At some point will i get the tickets / boarding passes sent to me via email? Will i be contacted to collect the tickets from Flight Centre?

Any advice would be very much grateful.

 

[Lynda2475]

Tickets should be issued when payment is made, only boarding passes issued 24 hours before.

I would follow up with your Flight Centre Travel Agent, and have them take you through everything.

And in future consider booking directly with the airline, Flight Centre do not have a good reputation.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

You will receive a copy of your itinerary from the travel agent. That should include a ticket number. You won’t get physical tickets like you did 20 years ago.

On the day of travel you simply turn up at the Thai airways counter and hand them your passport. You don’t need to hand them your ticket, they will assume you are on the flight.

If you want to checkin in line you will need your booking reference.

Lynda2475 has the best advice, contact your agent and ask them to walk you through the documents you have. They will show you where the ticket number is on your itinerary, and where to find the booking reference. The booking reference is 6 characters. Can be letters and numbers. You’ll need that if you want to check in on line.

Don’t worry in the day if you forget your ticket, just remember your passport! You can always get a copy of the ticket at any time from the airline at the airport.

 

[Cynicor]

If you have the documents with you, tickets are usually 13 digits in the format of xx_-yyyyyyyyyy. The xx_ is issuing carrier (the airline that sold the ticket, not necessarily who you are flying with, either) and the rest is your exact ticket number on that airline.

Good luck and enjoy your first international trip!

 

[tdimdad]

You need two codes to confirm that your booking has been finalised and tickets issued.

First is a 6-character code (alphanumeric). This is the code you'd usually use when you want to refer to your booking (e.g. if you call the travel agent or the airline). The second one is the ticket number which is the most detailed and unique reference to your ticket. Once you have the ticket number, Thai Airways has confirmed your booking and is ready for you on the day of travel.

You would have received an itinerary from the travel agent. The second screen capture shows a similar itinerary issued directly by a different airline but it shows you what kind of fields to look for. The ticket number for Thai will begin with 217.

Once you have the booking reference, you can also go and test it at the Thai Airways website, using their Manage Booking function. If you can log in there and see your flights, things are looking good.

 

[latawiec]

And in future consider booking directly with the airline, Flight Centre do not have a good reputation.

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[AustraliaPoochie]

On the documentation, is there any thing that resembles a 6 alphanumerical combo, as mentioned above?
I think tix went out the window years ago, you can now even do OLCI with just the 6 alphanumerical code and your surname and date of departure.
The time when you actually get the stub where you tear off each piece, is long gone.
Its all electronic these days.
Just wait till you get to passport control, no more stamping of passports, either on departure from Australia, or even entering.
Its all electronic, and its called Smartgate.
Other countries also are slowly stopping stamping passports, and you can go and have a look at google for the process of how its done.
At an overseas airport, yep, just showing your passport and the 6 alpahnumerical code is enough.
Your passport will also if Aust, allow you a bit faster entry to Aust, other countries, if you are an Aust PR holder, the passport will tell the check in staff what sort of visa you hold.
All they do is swipe your passport's data page, your surname and the 6 alphanumerical code, and you will get your BP.
If you have done OLCI, you still might have to show your passport, to return to Aust.
If the notification says, "see staff at airport", means they need your passport to be swiped.
Best of luck anyway, and enjoy the preplanning processes for the trip.
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Going via a TA sometimes negates you from the ability to pick preferred seating!
My one AirNZ flight, booked with FB (Flybuys Aust, CTM), and however I tried, I couldn't pick a window seat, even at check in, it was gone by then.
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TG/Thai Airways IATA code is 217-xx_xx_xx_xx_x
Try to see if you can find that.
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Copy and paste:

https://www.thaiairways.com/en/manage/e_receipt.page