Can I book a flight for a family member?

Can I book a flight for a family member? Yes, someone else can buy your plane ticket for you. Not only can you buy a plane ticket for someone else, at Alternative Airlines, but you can also have someone buy a plane ticket on your behalf. Just make sure that they have all your correct details (name, date of birth etc) to buy the flight.

Can my husband and I combine our air miles?

Can I combine my Accounts with anyone else? You may transfer Miles and even merge your profile with another Collector Account in order to pool your collecting efforts and the Miles existing currently in your AIR MILES Cash and Dream Accounts.

Can you buy a ticket for someone online?

Booking a plane ticket for someone else Whether you need to buy an airline ticket for a family member, a friend, a co-worker or a business partner, Alternative Airlines allows you to easily make a flight reservation online and pay using payment details that are different to the passenger's details.

Is it cheaper to book tickets online or in person?

To get the cheapest plane ticket, always book online. Even if this means booking a ticket on your phone in the airport parking lot, you'll be better off. Airport ticket prices just aren't less expensive, as people seem to think.

Can you get miles if you book a flight for someone else?

While you might feel you're entitled to receiving the airline miles accrued when you pay for someone else's ticket, only the passenger can earn miles from flying. Frequent flyer programs will not award miles when the passenger's name doesn't match the name on the loyalty account provided at check-in.

Can a family member use my frequent flyer?

Most frequent flyer programs only allow you to credit mileage to the account of the person flying. Inputting the same frequent flyer number for two different passengers wouldn't work, because the name on the account has to match the name on the ticket.

Can my wife and I use the same frequent flyer number?

Membership numbers are nontransferable. Only one person may be enrolled per SkyMiles account.

Does your name have to be exact on a plane ticket?

Yes. The name submitted on your airline reservation must be an exact match to the name you provided on your application. If you use a frequent flyer account or online travel profile, ensure that your name is properly saved.

How to buy a plane ticket for someone else as a gift?

Can You Buy Someone Else Airline Ticket? Yes, you can buy other people's flight tickets. When you purchase tickets through an online booking site or through a travel agent, make sure to enter the traveler's name and other details exactly as they appear on their ID or passport.

Can you fly with a child that is not yours?

If you are traveling with a child who is not yours, bring signed and notarized consent forms from the child's parents or legal guardians. Consent form requirements vary by destination, so you may not be asked to produce them, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.

What are the rules for name on flights?

TSA rules say the name on the boarding pass must exactly match the passenger's government-issued ID presented at the security checkpoint. When booking, “use the form of your name that is on the photo ID that you will show at the airport,” the Department of Transportation advises.

Can someone fly under my name?

Only the person whose name is printed on the ticket can travel on that ticket. If you want someone else to travel on that ticket, you need to get the traveler name changed on the ticket before going for check-in.