Booking plane ticket from Philippines

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I think this may have been discussed in another thread but..... It appears that the Philippines has an obscure requirement that you can only purchase a ticket departing the PI in the PI.

So how did many of you handle this. Yes I know I can just send the money, but I have a KAL frequent flyer account and KAL credit card that i Use to rack up Sky Miles. I called KAL and they suggested I go thru a travel agent and buy a pre-paid ticket that she can pick up at KAL in C-Boo ( it's Halloween ) Anyone ever done this ?

Also from what I can tell the absolute shortest flight out of C-Boo is Kal C-boo-- Korea---Atl. . I flew this back in may, and it took about 22 or so hours total. Wish they had direct flights into C-boo from USA.

[sjr09 155]

I used a U.S. travel agent for my wife and daughter, zero hassles for all of us!

[Brian121957 43]

I used American Airlines frequent flyer miles but the tax and processing fee had to be paid in the Philippines.

I have been told that some airlines will let you pay for it here but she will need a (photo copy) of the credit card that was used when she get to the airport to check in.

My understanding is tthe Philipines are trying to reduce the human trafficking. If a person actually pays for the ticket it is more likely they understand where they are going and why. A Trafficker would not hand over cash or his credit card information to the person he was selling in to slavery to buy a ticket.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I used American Airlines frequent flyer miles but the tax and processing fee had to be paid in the Philippines.

I have been told that some airlines will let you pay for it here but she will need a (photo copy) of the credit card that was used when she get to the airport to check in.

My understanding is tthe Philipines are trying to reduce the human trafficking. If a person actually pays for the ticket it is more likely they understand where they are going and why. A Trafficker would not hand over cash or his credit card information to the person he was selling in to slavery to buy a ticket.

Well that makes sense. Thanks.

I used a U.S. travel agent for my wife and daughter, zero hassles for all of us!

That is what the KAL agent said. I think I will try that .. Thanks

[DouglasFiel 53]

I found the flight I wanted thru Kayak and booked directly with Continental Airlines.

Note: Many more flights out of Manila then Cebu.

Regards,

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I found the flight I wanted thru Kayak and booked directly with Continental Airlines.

Note: Many more flights out of Manila then Cebu.

Regards,

Kayak let you book a flight for another person that originated in the Philippines ???

[DouglasFiel 53]

Kayak let you book a flight for another person that originated in the Philippines ???

I actually bought the ticket from the Continental Airlines website without any issue.

This was Aug 2009.

Regards,h

[skiptex 225]

Kayak let you book a flight for another person that originated in the Philippines ???

the last time i bought a ticket for inernational *she was in JFK from poland*.. i did it online.. but i had to make sure the name on her passport was EXACTLY the same as the name i put on the ticket.. i am pretty sure that is still in effect

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

the last time i bought a ticket for inernational *she was in JFK from poland*.. i did it online.. but i had to make sure the name on her passport was EXACTLY the same as the name i put on the ticket.. i am pretty sure that is still in effect

Yes it is not a problem with most countries. I think the Philippines is the only country in the world that has this rule, from what I can understand.

[Zharren Young 32]

I think this may have been discussed in another thread but..... It appears that the Philippines has an obscure requirement that you can only purchase a ticket departing the PI in the PI.

So how did many of you handle this. Yes I know I can just send the money, but I have a KAL frequent flyer account and KAL credit card that i Use to rack up Sky Miles. I called KAL and they suggested I go thru a travel agent and buy a pre-paid ticket that she can pick up at KAL in C-Boo ( it's Halloween ) Anyone ever done this ?

Also from what I can tell the absolute shortest flight out of C-Boo is Kal C-boo-- Korea---Atl. . I flew this back in may, and it took about 22 or so hours total. Wish they had direct flights into C-boo from USA.

why dont you just send her the money and let her find some first time immigrant promo tickets? for one way they range from 550 to 750 depending on where is the destination

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

why dont you just send her the money and let her find some first time immigrant promo tickets? for one way they range from 550 to 750 depending on where is the destination

Really ? They have fairs that low ? It may be worth looking at, and I have no problem at all just sending her the money.. I love her, trust her and I take good care of her. Thanks for the info.

I got 3 issues.

1. I really want her on the KAL flight that goes C-boo --Korea--ATL because it is the shortest flight by many hours and she would only have to change planes once in Korea. About 23 hours total travel time. It's a hard trip anyway and would hate for her to have to travel 30 hours and change planes twice. even if I have to pay extra.

2. I need to pay for with KAL Visa card becuse I get double sky miles.

3. I would also get sky miles if she uses KAl.

She is part of your FB group.. I Just asked her as she was on the way out the door to her Medical this morning at St. Lukes.

[Cyclone 4]

The law got changed earlier this year from what I understand. I was able to book a one way trip on Cathay Pacific out of Cebu from here in the USA. No problems getting it ticketed.

[Brian121957 43]

Looks like there may be fewer direct flight options in the future.

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=TopStory&title=Country-to-lose-direct-flights-to-Europe&id=40040

I guess if the flight makes a short hop out of the Philippines first then the price for the Philippine segment is less and then the tax is less.

[Scott & Annie 19]

Really ? They have fairs that low ? It may be worth looking at, and I have no problem at all just sending her the money.. I love her, trust her and I take good care of her. Thanks for the info.

I got 3 issues.

1. I really want her on the KAL flight that goes C-boo --Korea--ATL because it is the shortest flight by many hours and she would only have to change planes once in Korea. About 23 hours total travel time. It's a hard trip anyway and would hate for her to have to travel 30 hours and change planes twice. even if I have to pay extra.

2. I need to pay for with KAL Visa card becuse I get double sky miles.

3. I would also get sky miles if she uses KAl.

She is part of your FB group.. I Just asked her as she was on the way out the door to her Medical this morning at St. Lukes.

I did Delta from MNL to ATL (via NRT and MSP) for my fiancee and our daughter. I booked in their names on Delta's website. Paid with my CC. Got FF (SkyMiles) miles for the card, but you can't get miles for her travel on any airline I don't believe. They took CebPac to MNL from CEB.

You can get MNL to ATL via NRT if you want to pony up the extra funds.

A word of caution: Delta (and I believe most other airlines) will no longer accept a photocopy of the card used to book the ticket. Delta required me to come to the airport and present the card and ID before they would remove the reservation "inhibitor" from the reservation. This allowed her to board without the card.

P.S.: We looked for several weeks...most of these so called "immigration specials" are just as expensive as normal flights, they have very limited seat availability, and they are usually multi-carrier and multi-stops. The best one we found would have saved me about 250US for both tickets but it was 4 stops and 36 hours total time. If you book MNL to ATL via NRT she can be here in about 18 hours.

Edited October 18, 2011 by Scott & Annie

[DaveE 178]

I booked the flights for my wife and step daughter through the Delta web site. MNL-NRT-DTW-ATL. There were absolutely no issues. They did have to pay a tax of PHP 1650 each, as the tickets were purchased outside of the Philippines. This is in addition to the normal departure fees that everyone must pay.

Edited October 18, 2011 by DaveE