Delta tickets

[RoseRoni2]

I leave in 9 days, I don't have any airline tickets available right now. I do have the Delta App on my phone and says check in 7 days, will this work to show them to get the tickets? I haven't flown in 4 years and didn't have the apps we have now.

 

[vicki_c]

I leave in 9 days, I don't have any airline tickets available right now. I do have the Delta App on my phone and says check in 7 days, will this work to show them to get the tickets? I haven't flown in 4 years and didn't have the apps we have now.

I do not understand your question at all. Have you booked flights already? Then you can just print your tickets at home. Or maybe you meant something else entirely.

 

[RoseRoni2]

I don't have a printer, but my app says check in 7 days. It looks like I can check in via my phone and show them the barcode from my phone will this work? or Do I just go into the airport and show them my ID and they will print out my tickets?

 

[DebbieB]

I don't have a printer, but my app says check in 7 days. It looks like I can check in via my phone and show them the barcode from my phone will this work? or Do I just go into the airport and show them my ID and they will print out my tickets?

Paper tickets are rare these days. You have an electronic ticket. You can use the bar code on your phone to check-in your luggage, go through security and get on the plane. Or you can go to a kiosk at the airport and get a paper boarding pass.

 

[Jestocost]

Paper tickets are rare these days. You have an electronic ticket. You can use the bar code on your phone to check-in your luggage, go through security and get on the plane. Or you can go to a kiosk at the airport and get a paper boarding pass.

This is correct; assuming your airport is set up to work with electronic boarding passes on a phone. I don't believe that every airport does have that capability. Regardless, as long as you have your confirmation number (a six digit code comprised of numbers and/or letters) you can get your boarding passes and check your bags at the airport. Checking in 24 hours in advance on an airline with assigned seating isn't really very important anyway so you may as well wait until you get to the airport as long as you have to stop to check bags.

 

[TheRustyScupper]

Paper tickets are rare these days. . .

1) I would not go quite that far.
2) We ALWAYS use paper tickets, printed at home.
3) So far, TSA nor airlines have refused them.

NOTE: MrsRustyScupper and I have cell phones.
. . . They take calls.
. . . They make calls.
. . . They don't do Internet.
. . . They don't do apps.
. . . They don't do texts.
. . . They don't break when dropped.
. . . They are just phones.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Paper tickets and paper boarding passes are two different things.

Paper tickets are extremely rare on flights within the United States.

Most people still show a paper boarding pass at the security checkpoint. Most people still hand a paper boarding pass to the gate agent before heading down the jetway to the plane. But their actual tickets exist only in the airline's computer.

Some passengers print their boarding passes at home. Many passengers get their boarding passes at the airport -- from a self-serve kiosk or from a counter agent or from a curbside check-in skycap.

Some airlines allow boarding passes to be displayed on a smartphone instead of being printed.

I fly quite a bit. The last time I had a paper ticket was around thirteen years ago.

It is not possible to print paper airline tickets at home.

 

[DebbieB]

1) I would not go quite that far.
2) We ALWAYS use paper tickets, printed at home.
3) So far, TSA nor airlines have refused them.

NOTE: MrsRustyScupper and I have cell phones.
. . . They take calls.
. . . They make calls.
. . . They don't do Internet.
. . . They don't do apps.
. . . They don't do texts.
. . . They don't break when dropped.
. . . They are just phones.

As Horace said, I was referring to paper tickets, not paper boarding passes. Many people who have not flown in a long time are looking to get an actual ticket in advance of their flight (the OP is 9 days out). It used to be when you made a reservation, you were given or sent an actual ticket. Now, your confirmation # serves as your electronic ticket. Most people do still get printed boarding passes, either at home or at the airport.

 

[crashbb]

Paper tickets and paper boarding passes are two different things.

Paper tickets are extremely rare on flights within the United States.

Most people still show a paper boarding pass at the security checkpoint. Most people still hand a paper boarding pass to the gate agent before heading down the jetway to the plane. But their actual tickets exist only in the airline's computer.

Some passengers print their boarding passes at home. Many passengers get their boarding passes at the airport -- from a self-serve kiosk or from a counter agent or from a curbside check-in skycap.

Some airlines allow boarding passes to be displayed on a smartphone instead of being printed.

I fly quite a bit. The last time I had a paper ticket was around thirteen years ago.

It is not possible to print paper airline tickets at home.

Exactly. I can (and sometimes do) print out a copy of my itinerary/receipt, but have not had a paper ticket in a very, very long time (either one I can print out myself or one printed out my the airline/travel agent).

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Earlier in this thread, I wrote, "Paper tickets are extremely rare on flights within the United States."

I was wrong.

I should have written, "Paper tickets have been eliminated within the United States and the rest of the world by every airline you've heard of."

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) eliminated paper ticket "stock" (forms) on June 1, 2008. Passengers could keep using previously issued tickets for up to a year.

See "The end of the paper airline ticket" at http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/grossman/2008-05-30-paper-tickets_N.htm

I'm old enough to remember when most airlines honored each other's paper tickets. If I arrived at the airport with a ticket home on American, and United had a flight that left an hour earlier, I could use my American ticket to check in at United. There were no change fees or standby fees.

If you lost an airline ticket, it was a serious problem.

 

[sam_gordon]

I don't have a printer, but my app says check in 7 days. It looks like I can check in via my phone and show them the barcode from my phone will this work? or Do I just go into the airport and show them my ID and they will print out my tickets?

Rosi...

Yes, the Delta ap will allow you to check and can serve as your boarding pass. However, you do need to hit a couple buttons on your phone to call up the QR code (IIRC it's a QR, not a bar code). You'll first need to call it up to get through security, and don't count on the agent knowing what to hit, or even if the TSA check point is equipped to handle the phone BP.

You'll then need to call up the code again when you go to board the plane. If it was me, I'd find somewhere to print the BP... whether work, a library, the Delta kiosk at the airport or the Delta check in desk.

 

[RoseRoni2]

I'll just go to the kiosk thanks

 

[MAYNARDS99]

This thread made me laugh!

I finally broke down and switched to a "smart phone" Fall of 2012. Flew Delta this past January and used the Delta app to show/use my boarding pass.

Got up to the security TSA checkpoint and kept placing my phone with the screen facing away from the optical reader. I was dumbfounded that the reader did not work! The TSA guy chuckled and suggested I turn the phone over.

Eureka! That works!

 

[sam_gordon]

This thread made me laugh!

I finally broke down and switched to a "smart phone" Fall of 2012. Flew Delta this past January and used the Delta app to show/use my boarding pass.

Got up to the security TSA checkpoint and kept placing my phone with the screen facing away from the optical reader. I was dumbfounded that the reader did not work! The TSA guy chuckled and suggested I turn the phone over.

Eureka! That works!

The first time I used the ap, I did something similar. I had a screen called up with the QR code, but it wouldn't read. Turns out I didn't have the RIGHT screen called up. I eventually figured it out.

I wasn't that impressed by using the app as a BP. Give me paper any day.

 

[Lewisc]

Earlier in this thread, I wrote, "Paper tickets are extremely rare on flights within the United States."

I was wrong.

I should have written, "Paper tickets have been eliminated within the United States and the rest of the world by every airline you've heard of."

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) eliminated paper ticket "stock" (forms) on June 1, 2008. Passengers could keep using previously issued tickets for up to a year.

See "The end of the paper airline ticket" at http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/columnist/grossman/2008-05-30-paper-tickets_N.htm

I'm old enough to remember when most airlines honored each other's paper tickets. If I arrived at the airport with a ticket home on American, and United had a flight that left an hour earlier, I could use my American ticket to check in at United. There were no change fees or standby fees.

If you lost an airline ticket, it was a serious problem.

Southwest vacations used paper tickets until the middle of 2011. Southwest used paper tickets for group travel through at least the beginning of 2012. All indications were SWA was going to switch to electronic tickets for those passengers but SW's website indicates those passengers still receive paper tickets.

http://www.southwest.com/html/generated/help/faqs/group_general_faq.html

I'd hope they switched but didn't update the website but maybe no.

edited to add. Maybe they didn't change. Policy is completely different for group sales and the regular system might not handle it. Unlike "regular" tickets group reservations don't have to be paid when made and name changes are allowed. Southwest might not have enough group sales to justify making systems updates.
Absolutely no advantage to the passenger since those tickets can't be used on any other airline.

Most people don't remember, airfares used to be regulated. Carriers on the same route charged the same fares.

 

[seashoreCM]

Isn't there any way you can print out a confirmation of your reservation?

Like at the business center of a nearby local hotel?
Like at a public business center like Kinko's (I think that some office stores like Staples also have these facilities.)

Most of us are enthralled at these new technologies -- apps, smart phones, square bar codes, etc. -- but things do malfunction and a paper printout is something nice to have as a backup (or as the primary document for the less tech savvy among us).

 

[Lewisc]

Isn't there any way you can print out a confirmation of your reservation?

Like at the business center of a nearby local hotel?
Like at a public business center like Kinko's (I think that some office stores like Staples also have these facilities.)

Most of us are enthralled at these new technologies -- apps, smart phones, square bar codes, etc. -- but things do malfunction and a paper printout is something nice to have as a backup (or as the primary document for the less tech savvy among us).

I still like having a map, even though I have an auto GPS and navigation on my smartphone.

Some airlines won't let you print a paper BP if you previously obtained a mobile BP. The airport will reprint your BP if you can't locate your paper copy or if there is an issue with your smartphone.

A poster doesn't have a printer at home. I like having a hard copy of at least my confirmation/itinerary. BP not as much, not a big deal to have it reprinted at the airport. Most libraries have computers and printers available.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

Isn't there any way you can print out a confirmation of your reservation?

Like at the business center of a nearby local hotel?
Like at a public business center like Kinko's (I think that some office stores like Staples also have these facilities.)

There's no good reason to print out the Delta Air Lines conformation. It's not needed by the airline counter agent, the TSA security checkpoint, the gate agent, or anyone on the aircraft.

The only reason I print mine out is because it's easier than writing down the flight number, flight time, and PNR (6-character code) on a piece of paper for my own use. I certainly wouldn't drive anywhere just to print it out.

As already noted, you can print your boarding passes at the airport when you check your bags. At most airports, you can choose between a skycap (tip expected), airline counter agent (no tip), or an electronic kiosk.

Even if you have no checked bags, you need your boarding pass to go through security. Of course, you also need it to get on the aircraft.

 

[schoen]

I was so so so grateful that I used the app for my recent flight to Nashville. I decided to give the paperless route a try, and it saved me!

Usually I would get through security, and hand my boarding pass paper off to my DH because I tend to lose things, and we like to keep them in one place.

When I was in the Nashville airport recently though, I had to use the restroom just as they were boarding the plane. I am totally unfamiliar with this airport and I wandered out of the secure area! I was just mortified, and a little nervous because I had to go back through security, and my flight was boarding!

I never go anywhere without my phone though, so I was able to get back through security. I promise that if I had printed my boarding pass this would have been a huge issue. Lesson learned for me!

Seriously though, using the app was VERY easy, and I liked it a lot. I will do this for all future flights!

 

[lost*in*cyberspace]

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Some airlines won't let you print a paper BP if you previously obtained a mobile BP.......

I have never heard of this. What airline does not allow you to print as many boarding passes as you like?