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HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
edited December 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
So I had booked my flight to and from California through Orbitz. The email print-out they gave me had the information for both my flights, except for one detail; my outbound flight from DFW had a number associated with it, which I could just take to the kiosk and then be on my way with my boarding pass. But I noticed just a couple days ago while here that there is no number associated with my flight out of California.

What I'm wondering is if I just enter the same number while heading out of California and it'll give me the appropriate boarding pass.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Use your credit card at the kiosk.

    The airline confirmation number will be different for very airline. Have the printout as a backup, but generally you'll just pop your CC in and you can check in.

    You can also check in from the airline's website online before you leave for the airport. Then just print your boarding pass so you dont need to bother with the kiosk.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Eh it wasn't done on my card, my stepdad did that part for me.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Henroid wrote: »
    Eh it wasn't done on my card, my stepdad did that part for me.
    It doesn't matter.

    As long as you are the named traveler on the ticket, it will work.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Henroid wrote: »
    Eh it wasn't done on my card, my stepdad did that part for me.

    Doesn't need to be the card you used to book it. Just needs to be a card with your name on it.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Okay so I guess I'll just have to actually talk to some person at a counter then. I've got that print out though, yeah.

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  • Iceman.USAFIceman.USAF Major East CoastRegistered User regular
    edited December 2010
    So long as you've got valid ID you should be good if you talk to someone.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Henroid wrote: »
    Okay so I guess I'll just have to actually talk to some person at a counter then. I've got that print out though, yeah.

    ...you can, or you can just put your credit card in the kiosk and get your boarding pass.

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  • ThanatosThanatos Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Six wrote: »
    Henroid wrote: »
    Okay so I guess I'll just have to actually talk to some person at a counter then. I've got that print out though, yeah.
    ...you can, or you can just put your credit card in the kiosk and get your boarding pass.
    Yes, this. I don't know how much clearer we can be: is your name on the ticket as the person travelling? Then you can check in at the kiosk using a credit card. It doesn't matter whether it was the credit card used to book the ticket; it doesn't even matter if the credit card used to book the ticket has the same name on it as the credit card you put in. All it uses the credit card for is ID purposes. I think you can also manually enter in your name.

    I mean, unless you're checking luggage, in which case you have to go to a person at a counter, anyhow.

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  • SixSix Caches Tweets in the mainframe cyberhex Registered User regular
    edited December 2010
    Thanatos wrote: »
    I mean, unless you're checking luggage, in which case you have to go to a person at a counter, anyhow.

    Yep, and even then, most airlines want you to check in and get your boarding pass at the kiosk first, then go through a "bag drop" line to check any bags.

    Basically, the point is you dont need to worry about shit. Just show up and either use a kiosk or talk to someone. Do you have a ticket? Yes? You're fine.

    Check in at home and print your boarding pass if you're worried. Once you check in, that seat is yours unless you get to the gate less than 5 minutes before the flight leaves and they give your seat to a standby passenger.

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