My Onward Ticket
Writer
Former budget-carrier gate ops. 8 years on the "where's your return ticket" line.
Diego worked the gate at a major European budget carrier for the better part of a decade. He's the one who used to tell travellers their boarding pass wouldn't print without proof of onward travel. Now he writes about how to clear that hurdle in two minutes flat.
Flying one-way into Yerevan? The airline desk asks about your exit before any border officer does. Here are six things to sort before you reach the gate.
The first check for South Africa happens at your departure desk, not on arrival. These five things cover the rule, your route and how to test your booking.
A gate agent only trusts a booking they can look up. These are the six most common ways an onward ticket fails at the desk, and the checks that prevent each one.
Sans visa ou avec visa, le Japon regarde ta sortie, mais pas au même moment ni au même guichet. Voici quel document montrer à chaque étape.
Ton billet fictif repose sur un blocage de places avec une date limite. Voici les cinq points qui décident s'il est encore valide quand tu arrives au comptoir.
The first onward-ticket check for Kenya usually happens at your departure airport, not in Nairobi. Here are five gate-side things to sort out before you fly.
Air France agents check your documents against the rules of the country you're flying to. Here are six things to know before you reach the desk with a one-way fare.
Panama's airline desks and border officers both ask about exit plans. These five things cover who checks, what proof works and how to keep your story straight.
Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada or an overland exit: your onward booking has to fit the route. Five checks to make before you fly, plus quick answers.
Six things about GDS holds decide whether your dummy ticket is still alive at the desk, from ticketing deadlines to the two codes most people mix up.
Jordan's rules depend on your passport, and your airline checks before the officer does. Five things to sort out before you fly, arrive by land, or leave by sea.
Ecuador runs three different onward-ticket checks: mainland airports, the Galapagos, and land borders. Here is what changes at each one.