One-way travel or one way is a travel paid by a fare purchased for a trip on an aircraft , a train , a bus , or some other mode of travel without a return trip. One-way tickets may be purchased for a variety of reasons, such as if one is planning to permanently relocate to the destination, is uncertain of one's return plans, has alternate arrangements for the return, or if the traveler is planning to return, but there is no need to pay the fare in advance. For some modes of travel, often for buses, trams or metros, return tickets may not be available at all.
20-622: [REDACTED] Look up one-way ticket in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. One Way Ticket may refer to: Film and television [ edit ] One Way Ticket (1935 film) , an American crime film One Way Ticket (1988 film) , a Dominican drama film One Way Ticket (1997 film) , an Australian television drama film One Way Ticket (2008 film) , an Indian Malayalam-language film One Way Ticket (2016 film) , an Indian Marathi-language mystery film "One Way Ticket" ( Miami Vice ) ,
40-574: A 1986 TV episode Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] One Way Ticket (album) , by Luciano, or the title song, 1994 Songs [ edit ] "One Way Ticket" (The Darkness song) , 2005 "One Way Ticket" (Neil Sedaka song) , 1959, covered by Eruption (1979) "One Way Ticket" (Stephen Lawrence song) , first recorded by Gloria Loring, 1967, covered by Helen Reddy (1968), Chris Rayburn (1968) and Cass Elliott (1970) " One Way Ticket (Because I Can) ", by LeAnn Rimes, 1996 "One Way Ticket", by Aretha Franklin from Spirit in
60-402: A group, allowing seat assignments to be together (if available at the time of the assignment). A revenue passenger on an airline must hold a valid issued ticket. In order for a ticket to be issued, there are two distinct processes; both of these are required: A reservation for an itinerary is made in the airline system, either directly by the passenger or by an agent. The itinerary includes all
80-458: A reservation is made. Each passenger must have his/her own air ticket, as shown by an individual ticket number, even when the reservations are linked by a single PNR. For most of the history of commercial aviation, tickets for air travel were printed on paper. In time, the form of the paper ticket was standardized, with particular information shown in particular places on the ticket coupon. The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) printed many of
100-474: A round trip ticket. At times, buying two one-way tickets may actually be less expensive, especially if the two tickets are on different airlines. The hijackers involved in the September 11 attacks purchased one-way tickets, and in aftermath of the attacks, purchasers of one-way airline tickets were in some cases subject to a higher risk of additional security screening. This article about transport
120-460: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Airline ticket An airline ticket is a document or electronic record, issued by an airline or a travel agency , that confirms that an individual is entitled to a seat on a flight on an aircraft. The airline ticket may be one of two types: a paper ticket , which comprises coupons or vouchers; and an electronic ticket (commonly referred to as an e-ticket ). The ticket, in either form,
140-482: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages one-way ticket For air trips, normal return tickets are valid for 12 months or 365 days, so in the case of a passenger that wants to stay at the destination for more than 365 days (12 months in one year) then a one-way ticket is advised by airlines and travel agents . Depending on the provider, buying two one-way tickets may or may not be more expensive than buying
160-418: Is required to obtain a boarding pass during check-in at the airport . Then with the boarding pass and the attached ticket , the passenger is allowed to board the aircraft. Regardless of the type, tickets contain the following information: Times on airline tickets are generally for the local time zone where the flight will be at that moment. A ticket is generally only good on the airline for which it
180-422: Is the standard setting organization. Only one passenger can use a ticket. If multiple passengers are traveling together, the tickets are linked together by the same record locator or reservation number, which are assigned, if the tickets were purchased at the same time. If not, most airlines can cross-reference the tickets together in their reservation systems. This allows all members in a party to be processed in
200-641: The Dark , 1970 "One Way Ticket", by One Ok Rock from Ambitions , 2017 "One Way Ticket", by Rancid from Tomorrow Never Comes , 2023 Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title One Way Ticket . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=One_Way_Ticket&oldid=1256370831 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
220-401: The above details needed for the issuance of an air ticket, except the ticket number. When the reservation is made, a passenger name record (PNR) will be created which is used to manage the reservation and check in. There can be multiple passengers in a single passenger name record provided that all passengers have the same itinerary and fare type. Having a reservation does not itself entitle
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#1732879839965240-404: The buyer's baggage. The buyer then boarded the airplane. However, since nowadays most airlines check identification on boarding, this procedure is rarely functional. Using another person's ticket is also illegal in many jurisdictions. IATA announced that as of June 1, 2008, IATA-member airlines would no longer issue any paper tickets. Airline tickets can be modified or cancelled by
260-439: The lower cost tickets are usually not refundable and may carry many additional restrictions. The carrier (airline) is represented by a standardized two-character alphanumeric code. In the example above, Thai Airways is TG. The departure and destination cities are represented by International Air Transport Association airport codes . In the example above, Munich is MUC and Bangkok is BKK. The International Air Transport Association
280-489: The official baggage check under the Warsaw Convention and Hague Protocol (see photo). When paper tickets were still frequently used, some travellers resold their (person-specific) tickets to other travellers (often at discount prices) when their travel plans changed. The seller would then accompany the buyer to the airport at the time of departure. The original owner would check in under his own name, and would check in
300-458: The passenger to travel. Only when the airline receives the payment or a passenger redeems miles/points, a ticket is issued which is linked to the reservation and allows the passenger to travel. Historically, reservation and payment are separate steps, with the allowed time between booking and payment being defined in the fare rules when the reservation is made. With modern booking systems, it has become more common to require immediate payment before
320-425: The regulations that apply to that flight. Usually in this scenario a carrier will ask if there are any passengers willing to volunteer to be "bumped" before involuntarily refusing to board passengers. If there are volunteers, the airline will negotiate compensation with those passengers, usually in the form of vouchers good towards future flights. After issuance, the passenger must follow two more procedures to obtain
340-435: The right to take the flight: reconfirmation and check-in. Several airlines require the ticketholder to reconfirm their reservation, that is, they must call the airline and tell that they still intend to take the reserved flight. Reconfirmation must be done within a specified range of time before each flight, twice for a roundtrip, for example. Failing to reconfirm may result in their reservations being cancelled. To board
360-416: The standard ticket forms used by airlines and travel agents , and paper tickets were sometimes known as "ARC coupons" as a result. The tickets could be written by hand, or typed or printed. The individual sheets comprising the ticket, one per flight segment, could then be stapled together into a booklet with a cover and often with other documents, such as legal notices to the traveler. The ticket doubled as
380-525: The traveler subject to terms, conditions and sometimes fees imposed by the carrier. In many jurisdictions, the traveler has a right to free modification or cancellation during the period immediately after purchase: Most airlines overbook their flights, which means that they sell more tickets than the flight can carry. If more ticketholders arrive at the airport than the plane can carry the airline will refuse to board some passengers (colloquially known as "bumping" them) and provide them compensation based on
400-438: Was purchased. However, an airline can endorse the ticket, so that it may be accepted by other airlines, sometimes on a standby basis or with a confirmed seat. Usually the ticket is for a specific flight. It is also possible to purchase an 'open' ticket, which allows travel on any flight between the destinations listed on the ticket. The cost of this is greater than a ticket for a specific flight. Some tickets are refundable. However,
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