What to write in the Address field when checking-in for a US-bound flight, if my purpose of travel is transit?
I'm a Canadian citizen with a Canadian passport. I booked a flight with American Airlines to Mexico City From Toronto Pearson and it says that "Passenger details are needed to check in".
Flight 1: YYZ -> DFW -> MEX
Flight 2: MEX -> DFW -> YYZ
They already took my name, gender and such. It is now asking for my passport number and expiry date. That all seems reasonable. However, when I enter that I am a Canadian resident it asks for:
1) Street or hotel in US
2) City in US
3) State in US
My trip to DFW is only for a connecting flight. The fields are required so I can't submit my passport information without filling this in.
Is there something I'm missing?
Best Answer
The best is to write in-transit if the form lets you. When it does not because it requires a full address, use the one of the airport. I am also a Canadian and have been in transit via the USA dozens of times and one of these two had always worked. This is a very common case you can imagine since going from Canada to Mexico, Central America or South America passed through the USA extremely often.
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What is address at destination?
Address of Destination means the location to which the interpreter travels immediately after the Appointment. This might be the interpreter's place of residence or another Appointment.Do you need your address for a plane ticket?
It does not require an address to create the booking, but an address is required to pay for the booking. To create the booking, just a name and phone number is required plus the itinerary as basic information. Also, the airlines used to do what's called TBM, Ticket By Mail.What do I need to travel within the US by plane?
In the United States, you need a valid U.S. government-issued photo ID or a passport from your country of origin to travel through security. You must show that the name on your boarding pass matches the legal name on your unexpired government-issued ID.ESTA for Transit Purposes
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Answer 2
Simply write "IN TRANSIT TO MEXICO VIA DFW". If you need to fill in additional address lines, give those of the airport through which you are transiting.
Answer 3
I had the same issue, flying from europe to mexico over houston. On the way to mexico I had to wait a night and had hotel - no problem there. On the way back I just filled in the Hotel Adress again and wrote TRANSIT beside it. No one was asking anything about this. I assume filling in the airport adress and TRANSIT is also kind of clever as it is literally the adress you will stay until your next flight.
Answer 4
In the check-in system: 1) Transit 2) Dallas 3) Texas
The passport kiosks at YYZ (on the outbound trip) and DFW (on the return) will ask for the purpose of your trip, whereby you select "Transit".
(Mind you, you do not need to fill out a blue customs form on the plane on the MEX-DFW flight, even if airline staff may suggest otherwise)
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