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WTF? Automated Boarding Pass Printer Kiosk
Scott in Aztlán newsgroup wrote:
Why doesn't the system compare the credit card number of the CC you swipe to the CC used to make the reservation/pay for the ticket, and eliminate the ambiguity that way? Would the airline know the credit card number if the passenger paid a travel agency? miguel -- Hundreds of travel photos from around the world: http://travel.u.nu/ |
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WTF? Automated Boarding Pass Printer Kiosk
"Miguel Cruz" wrote in message
... Scott in Aztlán newsgroup wrote: Would the airline know the credit card number if the passenger paid a travel agency? Generally, yes. Airline tickets are a bit "special" in that regard. If you look at a conventional airline ticket that's paid by CC, the CC number is printed on the ticket near the bottom in a box marked "form of payment". If you've bought the ticket in person, you actually sign one of the ATB-type bits of cardboard as authorisation to debit. Furthermore, the TA, if one is used, only charges the card on the airline's behalf - when your card statement comes in, you'll see the charge levied from the *airline* and not the TA. The airline then pays (or doesn't pay) the TA commission on the sale. The ticket details are also transmitted to the credit card company (if I buy a plane ticket with Amex, I see not only the airline's name and the charge, but also the ticket number, class, and routing...) PEter |
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WTF? Automated Boarding Pass Printer Kiosk
Traveller wrote: "Miguel Cruz" wrote in message ... Scott in Aztlán newsgroup wrote: Would the airline know the credit card number if the passenger paid a travel agency? Generally, yes. Airline tickets are a bit "special" in that regard. If you look at a conventional airline ticket that's paid by CC, the CC number is printed on the ticket near the bottom in a box marked "form of payment". But even so, you can use other credit cards to pick up a ticket out of a kiosk. All it cares about is the name on the magnetic strip on the card. If your library card had one, it might even work. |
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WTF? Automated Boarding Pass Printer Kiosk
But even so, you can use other credit cards to pick up a ticket out of a
kiosk. All it cares about is the name on the magnetic strip on the card. If your library card had one, it might even work. Some airlines restrict the name matching to only support specific types of cards (e.g. AMEX, VISA, Diners, FF card, etc.) Some others probably support any cards whose name data is per ISO banking standard, which can indeed include some library cards. I know some airlines in Europe currently match on number, and not on name. I suspect that's only because their systems have everything in place to make that number match reliable. |
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