If I'm going from airport A to airport C via airport B, and A doesn't support e-tickets, I would normally have to receive a paper ticket for the first leg of my trip, right?
Anyway, that would mean I am not already checked in for the second part of my trip, and that my baggage wouldn't be automatically conveyed to my B --> C flight?
So I would have to claim it, maybe even go through customs and control, check in my baggage with the e-ticket, and then board once again?
I have heard that e-tickets are an awesome thing but that people have had problems with them when they needed to connect from a paper ticket to an e-ticket and vice versa.
I would appreciate if someone could explain the whole matter to me. Thanks.
2007-01-09 11:09:02 · 7 answers · asked by Tony 1 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
There are some countries that still are not e-ticketed, few, but some. The main question you should worry about as far as your bags are concerned is that if the airlines have a baggage agreement. Even if you are in seperate reservations, the ticket agent from your origin city could check your bags all the way through for you. BUT be warned that is where bags go missing. When you change airlines, the origin airline see's the connecting airlines bag as low priority and a lot of times does not get it to its connecting flight in time. If your time in your connection is enough, I suggest just short checking to your connection and re-checking it with the connecting airline.
If the airlines have a baggage agreement, checking in no matter where you are has nothing to do with your bags connecting. They can insert the information on the bag tag that gets printed and then you hope they make it after you go through Customs. It goes back to the first airline and then they deliver to your connection.
After working in baggage service for a major US airline, dont even worry about your ticketing issue, thats no big deal, but your bags on the other hand, again, if you have enough time, just re-check them at your connection point. Most International airports have re-check at the baggage claim level in customs. Others, you may have to go all the way back to the main terminal and re-check in.
2007-01-09 18:01:11 · answer #1 · answered by southrntrnzplnt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a hypothetical question. You didn't say what airport and in which country. It seems to me even the smallest airport supports e-tickets. Anyway, checking bags should not be a problem. Way before e-tickets were available, way before the invention of the PC, airlines have been checking baggage all the way through. You mentioned "go through customs". That would mean your first leg is international, and the second leg domestic in your destination country. Everyone has to go through customs when entering a country, which has nothing to do with how your ticket was issued.
2007-01-09 11:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by averagebear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For the leg of your trip that does not support an e-ticket, you will need a paper ticket, as you mentioned. Depending on airline A 's computer connections, they may or may not be able to sign you in on the other flights. As for the luggage, it is usually possible for the first check in site to tag your bag all the way to the final destination. The only time that this usually does not work is when a foreign airline is not in the international system. Paper tickets for all three legs of your trip would not really solve the problem if the first airline is not connected to the system. The best way to find out before you go is to either call your travel agent if you booked through one, or call the first airline and they will know if your bags will be checked all the way or not.
2007-01-09 11:22:25 · answer #3 · answered by oakhill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Based on what you are telling me, you should be able to take care of this problem upon check-in at Airport A. Do you have a true e-ticket or a confirmed itinerary? Without knowing which airports you are talking about, it is hard to give good advice, but I would think you should be able to receive a paper ticket at Airport A which will be applicable for your full trip. If Airport A posts check-in locations on a master board for flights, do not go there first...go to your carrier's information office (normally those offices border the check-in lines) and present your itinerary there. They will issue you a paper ticket and check your bag through. The only reason I see that you would have to leave security and re-check is if you are changing carriers with a completely separate ticket. I find it hard to believe that the entire Airport does not support paper tickets...I would be more inclined to think that your carrier does not issue paper tickets and you need to get one before check-in. (Northwest / KLM for one). If you get in the check-in line without the paper ticket, they will send you to the ticket office to get one before you get back in line. I hope this helps. I would call the carrier in advance and discuss it with an agent if you are concerned. They have heard much dumber questions than yours...you have a valid concern.
Have fun and enjoy your trip.
2007-01-09 11:30:08 · answer #4 · answered by nachosmyman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you are misunderstanding the e ticket (ET) concept. The one who handles the ET is the airline not the airport so, if you're flying from A to C it depends in which airline you are flying, you should not have any problems in checking in the B to C leg in the A airport.
The ET consists that the airline will not give you a paper ticket, just a confirmation number that you can claim for your boarding pass, this could be in paper.
The IATA (International Air Transport Association) has established that as for Dec 31, 2007, all the Airlines who are affiliated to the IATA should use ET, they have implemented a series of procedures and campaigns to have all the airlines adopt the ET system.
2007-01-09 11:29:19 · answer #5 · answered by mdelprete3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best thing to do is call the airline and make sure that the connecting airport(s) have e-ticket capabilities. You can also print out the entire e-ticket series for your flight at your origin airport by asking for help.
2007-01-09 11:23:10 · answer #6 · answered by vgordon_90 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you're connecting with the comparable airline then you definately would be receiving the two tickets. in the adventure that your connecting flight is with a distinctive airline then you definately would desire to would desire to re-verify in on the connecting airport with the different airline so as to get your boarding bypass. i've got had this ensue in Arizona while my connecting airline replaced into placed in a distinctive terminal. Double verify with a representative on the counter in simple terms in case.
2016-10-30 11:33:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋