Captain Nowhere Reservations

Every time you book a flight you get a ticket to fly. These tickets
are compromised of two pieces. The first is the reservation, this
part simply shows the routing you are going and what seats you
have. The second part is the electronic ticket or, e-ticket if you
prefer. The e-ticket is the payment for your ticket.

Now, sometimes you may run into problems where they say "Oh
your e-ticket is missing" or has some other problem. They may
even ask for paper tickets. This can be a time consuming problem
but usually, it is an easy fix. Especially, if you make sure to bring
your e-ticket number with you. It is not necessary but rather is a
good practice when flying.

You need both parts of your ticket to be present and match to fly.
Sometimes if you change your flight time, connection city, or
even airlines, then your e-ticket and reservation won't match and
the agent will need to re-issue or re-validate the e-ticket. This
just means that they need to make the two parts of your ticket
match. Again, this usually is easy but can be time consuming.

Well, there you have it, a little bit of airline vocabulary to help
you fly like a pro.

Travel Safe, Travel Smart . . . Get Somewhere!