How to Check Flight Reservations

Whether you book your flight online, over the phone or with a travel agent, it’s still essential to check your flight reservation information before you leave for the airport. Finding your reservation on the airline’s website usually allows you to view/adjust your seat, purchase a meal, and submit a request for some special services. This article will show you how to view and adjust flight booking information on the websites of some familiar airlines. If you don’t see the airline you’re looking for, you’ll still find similar options on most other airlines’ websites.

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American Airlines

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Find the 6 characters of the reservation code. If you have booked your flight ticket online on a certain website, you will see this code in the payment/reservation confirmation email. If you have a paper ticket or boarding pass, this code is usually found on the front of the information section.

Depending on where the ticket is booked, the reservation code may be called a “Record locator” or a “Confirmation code”.
Even if you have booked your flight through a travel agency, you can still find your flight information on the airline’s website.

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Go to https://www.aa.com on your computer, phone or tablet.

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Click the Your trips / Check in tab between the “Book flights” and “Flight status” tabs.

If you know your flight number and just want to check your estimated arrival or departure time, click the Flight status tab, enter your flight information, and click Find flight ).

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Enter the passenger name and the 6-character reservation code. Each passenger needs to be checked-in individually. Please enter the correct name entered when you booked the flight.

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Click the blue Find your trip button. Here you will find your booking information, including flight number, departure/arrival time, seat and upgrade.

You will be asked to sign in to your American Airlines account if you are not already signed in. Create an account if you don’t have one.

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Click Change trip to adjust your booking. Depending on when and how you purchased your ticket, you may be able to change your seat, meal, and flight time.

If you need to change something but don’t see the Change trip option, contact American Airlines reservations for assistance. Dealers are available 24/7. You can find the contact phone number for your area by clicking this link. ^{[1] X Research Source}

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Follow the on-screen instructions to check-in your flight (optional). American Airlines allows you to check-in online up to 24 hours in advance. ^{[2] X Research Resources} Online check-in helps you skip the wait time at the counter or self-service kiosk to check-in at the airport.

Delta Airlines

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Access https://www.delta.com/mytrips from your computer, phone or tablet. Even if you have booked your flight through a travel agency, you can still find your flight information on the airline’s website.

If you know your flight number and just want to check your arrival or estimated departure time, click the Flight Status link at the top of the page, enter your flight information, and click the arrow red and white.
If there is less than 24 hours left before departure and want to check-in for your flight, click CHECK-IN in the menu at the top of the screen, choose an option from the “Find Your Trip By” menu. (Find your flight by), enter the requested information and then click the red and white arrows to confirm.

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Select an option to find your flight. You can search for flights by confirmation code, credit/debit card number or ticket number.

If you received a confirmation email from your flight booking, you’ll see the confirmation code and ticket number in the email. The ticket number consists of 13 numbers, and the confirmation code has 6 characters consisting of letters and/or numbers.

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Enter the passenger name and other required information. Please enter the correct name entered when booking.

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Click the FIND MY TRIP button. Here you’ll see booking information, including flight number, departure/arrival time, seat, and upgrade. ^{[3] X Research Sources}

You will be asked to log into your Delta Airlines account if you are not already logged in. Create an account if you don’t have one.

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Follow the on-screen instructions to change your reservation (optional). Depending on when and how you purchased your ticket, you may be able to change your seat, meal, and flight time.

United Airlines

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Access https://www.united.com from a web browser on your computer, phone or tablet. Even if you have booked your flight through a travel agency, you can still find your flight information on the airline’s website.

If you just want to check your expected arrival or departure time, click the blue Flight status tab, enter your information, and then click Search .
If there is less than 24 hours left before departure and want to check-in for your flight, click on the blue Check-in card, enter the confirmation code (in the email sent from booking your flight ticket) , your last name and click Search . Follow the on-screen instructions to check-in. If you don’t have a confirmation code, you can use a 16-digit ticket number. ^{[4] X Research Sources}

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Click the My trips tab.

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Enter the 6-character confirmation code. If you have booked your flight ticket online on a certain website, you will see this code in the payment/reservation confirmation email. If you have a paper ticket or boarding pass, this code is usually found on the front of the information section.

If you don’t have a code but purchased your ticket on United.com, click SIGN IN in the top right corner of the page to log into your Mileage Plus account. This gives you a link to all your bookings.

Southwest Airlines

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Access https://www.southwest.com from your computer, phone or tablet. Even if you have booked your flight through a travel agency, you can still find your flight information on the airline’s website.

If you just want to check your flight’s estimated time of arrival or departure, click FLIGHT STATUS in the blue bar above the departure and return dates and enter your flight information. and click Search .
If you are still within 24 hours of departure and want to check in for a flight, click CHECK IN in the blue bar (to the left of “FLIGHT STATUS”), enter the confirmation code (in the email sent from flight booking) with name and click Check in .

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Click Log in in the top right corner of the page to see the login window.

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Enter your Southwest Airlines login information and click Log in . Create an account if you don’t have one. Click Enrpl now below the password field and follow the onscreen instructions to create and sign in to your new account.

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Click My Account in the top-right corner of the page to open the members dashboard.

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Scroll down to the “My Trips” section and select your flight. If your flight is already connected to your account, the information will show up here.

If you don’t see the flight you’re looking for, it’s usually because you purchased your ticket through a third party (such as a travel agent). To find your flight, enter your first name, last name and confirmation code (6 digit code on the ticket or in the payment confirmation email) in the “My Trips” section, click Continue , and follow the instructions on the screen to add and view flight information.

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Change your flight itinerary (optional). Depending on when and how you purchased your ticket, you may be able to upgrade your ticket, change your baggage information and meal options, or choose a different flight time. Because Southwest Airlines does not have a seat selection feature, you cannot pre-select a seat for your flight. ^{[5] X Research Sources}

Lufthansa Airlines

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Access https://www.lufthansa.com from your computer, phone or tablet. Even if you have booked your flight through a travel agency, you can still find your flight information on the airline’s website.

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Click ☰ in the upper right corner to see the options.

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Click View & amend flight details if you want to find your booking and/or edit it.

If there are less than 24 hours left before departure and want to check-in for your flight, click Check-in in the menu, enter your flight information and click the yellow Confirm button.
If you just want to check the estimated arrival and/or departure time of a specific flight number, click the Timetable & flight status link, choose a search method Search and follow the on-screen instructions.

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Select a login method.

If you have a Lufthansa account online, click on your Lufthansa ID , enter your login information and click Login to continue.
If you don’t have a Lufthansa account, you can log in using your Booking Code , which is usually found in confirmation emails from flight bookings, or using your Miles & More number and PIN.
If you sign in with the Booking Code, you will be asked to create an account. Follow the on-screen instructions to create an account when prompted.

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Select the flight you want to view. If there are multiple flights associated with your account, simply select the flight you want to view and/or adjust to. This will display all the information related to your flight, including options, upgrades and other information. ^{[6] X Research Sources}

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Follow the on-screen instructions to adjust the registration. Some of the options available include selecting your seat, upgrading your seat and/or updating your meal selections.

Advice

Contact the airline in advance if you have special meal requirements or food allergies. Call the airline directly or email it if you need a special meal or are allergic to certain foods; like that, they will prepare everything a day before the flight. Airlines often have a variety of meal options.
International flights often provide extra meals.
Bring identification including your passport (or identity card if only flying domestically) and your visa as the airline needs to verify your identity.
Print your flight confirmation or boarding pass at the airline help desk when you arrive at the airport.

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