Buying an airline ticket for another person with my credit card

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On May 20, 3:57*pm, "Newby" <nob...@nowhere.net> wrote:
> I am in the USA and plan to buy a ticket for a friend to travel from the UK
> to the USA. *The airline I checked with said I should make the reservation
> and give my friend the confirmation number. *Since it will be an e-ticket my
> friend can go to the airport, and using the confirmation number, check-in
> for the flight. *My friend's passport is current. *Seems almost too simple
> as I wanted to do this several years ago, using paper tickets, and it was a
> hassle. *Am I overlooking something?
>
> Thanks for any help.

Hi,
You're not missing anything. I've traveled internationally using
confirmation numbers for several years. There is one caution!
Occasionally, airlines will ask for the credit card used when
purchasing the ticket. Why? I don't know. This could be a potential
problem for both of you. You both should check with the airlines here
in the US and the UK, and explain your concern. Check with the
airlines you're flying - not the travel agent. Cheers.

[Roland Perry]

In message
<84d213db-62e3-468d-9106-4beb896b6ff2@j18g2000prm.************.com>, at
16:35:15 on Wed, 20 May 2009, 10xbox360@********** remarked:
>There is one caution! Occasionally, airlines will ask for the credit
>card used when purchasing the ticket. Why? I don't know.

They would claim that it reduces fraud. I've never really understood
what kind of scammer would turn up at the airport having identified
himself sufficiently to satisfy Homeland Security, to use a ticket he'd
bought with a stolen card (and more than that, before the real
cardholder had reported the fraud, at which point the airline would
simply cancel the ticket).
--
Roland Perry