Just Received My E-Tickets For Singapore Airlines By Email, What The Hell Do I Do Now?

[EllieJP]

Although I work with computers, I actually train people on them.. I've never actually booked airline tickets online before.. I've just had my e-tickets sent to me.. But what do I do with them?? (Someone mentioned they scan a barcode on my phone) but there is no barcode on the emails?? All it seems to be is an individual itinerary with my ticket number on it? It says I can print off my boarding pass now and keep it safe but I honestly haven't got a clue! Help please???

[Prudie]

It's difficult to say without seeing it but I'd have thought that was just an e-mail confirmation with your booking reference on it. You then need to go into the airline website and look for something like 'manage my booking' or similar. Go into that and enter the details it requests (will include the booking reference) and it's from there you print your boarding pass or may have the option to have it sent to your phone. If you read the e-mail very carefully I'd have thought the instructions were there (often with a hyperlink).

[heathfield]

My advice is just to check in at the airline desk and get a boarding pass there. I once printed off a boarding pass and so headed straight for security at the airport. Their machine wouldn't recognise the barcode on my boarding pass, and I had to return to the check-in desk for another. (Security staff blamed my printer). Of course, about 300 people were in the queue for check-in by the time I got there. Arrrgh!. Ever since then I just get my boarding pass at the desk. Passport is all you normally need. Any problem, and your e-ticket printout should resolve it.

[tamborine]

Print all & take it to the flight desk on departure.

Nb for S'pore make sure you have at least six months valid on your passport - enjoy

[Old_Jim]

The e-ticket is largely for decoration. You need to follow the link to print your boarding pass. That's the bit that will actually get you through security and on to the aeroplane. With most airlines, the boarding pass downloads as a pdf which you can save and print off as many as you like. Make sure you print it "actual size". If it's scaled, the machine at security won't be able to read the QR code.

If you have hold luggage, take that to the bag drop desk along with your boarding pass and passport. If you have only cabin luggage, you can go straight to departures. Your bit of paper might not look like the type of boarding pass we all know and love, but the scanner on the security gate will read the QR code even if it's on your phone.

[Old_Jim]

We seem to have a lot of technology shy people on here. I'm quite happy printing my own boarding pass and French and Italian train tickets - and I grew up in the days when computers were a small building full of valves, and a mobile phone was one with a long cable. The only thing that might go wrong is if you print the pdf "to fit". That makes it a bit smaller and confuses the scanner. Print it "actual size" and it will crop off some of the white space round the edges to be replaced by the white space your printer needs.

[KARL]

I suggest you consider whether to choose your own seat(s) in advance. This facility is available online on some airlines at the time of booking, others have a time window so many hours before departure - many pre-allocate but you can change to your choice from what is then available. Otherwise you will be allocated a seat at the check-in or drop-off desk (you would normally asked for your preference - always from what remains available).

[Clanad]

The most important aspect of your e-ticket is the Confirmation Code… The code and be used then, to print your boarding pass… most airlines here in the U.S. won't let you print the boarding pass except within 24 hours of the flight. When printing the boarding pass, most airlines let you pay for your checked baggage fees as well… or you can do that at the airport...