If the airline provides a boarding pass, do they have a passport number?
I booked a holiday for two with a budget travel agency. They needed the names and passport details of the people going. I gave them my girlfriend's name, but she was in the process of getting a new passport.
She still hasn't managed to get one, but her old passport with her old name is still valid. So we asked them to change the booking to be under her old name. They said they couldn't possibly do that for less than £50, and I told them not to bother. We gave up on the holiday. (We didn't say to cancel, because we couldn't get any money back, and the option of me going alone was still available.)
Now we've received boarding passes in her old name, which her passport is under. So it seems that they must have provided the airline with her old name and her passport number, and we're good to go, despite what they said.
But the boarding pass doesn't have a passport number on it, and when I go to the airline's check-in page (ryanair), I can't find the passport number associated with the boarding pass (mine or hers). (I can find the boarding pass itself.)
So I just want to check: if we've been given a boarding pass, does that mean the airline has all the details they need? Or might something go wrong?
Best Answer
If you are given the boarding pass, the airline has all the details they need to issue you the boarding pass. However they might not necessary have all the details they need to let you board the plane. In this case, when boarding, you typically are pulled aside, and missing details would be entered into the system. Some airlines (WizzAir in my case) also ask everyone who did web check-in to line up in a different queue where they do this check.
If in doubt, you can go to the airline check-in counter with your boarding pass, and ask if they need anything else from you. RyanAir explicitly asks non-EU passengers on some flights to do so.
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What information does a boarding pass have?
A boarding pass includes the legal name of the passenger and flight information including: the airline name; departure gate information; departure and arrival cities; flight numbers; departure time; boarding time; boarding group number (when applicable) and seat assignment (when applicable).How can I get my passport number?
Enter the Passport Number exactly as it is shown on the title page of your passport, including any letters or numbers pre-printed on the page. If you enter the Passport Number incorrectly, your eVisa record will not be found. The Passport Number may only include the letters A to Z and the numbers 0 to 9.Does the name on the plane ticket have to be exact as the passport?
Definitely not. Under the Transportation Security Administration's (T.S.A.) rules, the name on the boarding pass must match the passenger's government-issued ID.How to Save Time at the Airport (Boarding Pass \u0026 Gate Tips)
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