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The frequent flyer number seems to be the piece that gives away the keys to the kingdom.
by monochromatic 11y ago
The frequent flyer number seems to be the piece that gives away the keys to the kingdom.
- ajdlinux 11y agoEven if the FF number were not printed on the boarding pass, the booking reference/PNR and surname are generally enough to log in and retrieve the FF number from the booking.
- ubernostrum 11y agoDepends on the airline. US-based airlines tend to require an actual password to access the account and see future flights, spend miles on redemptions, and so on (I have accounts, currently, with four different US-based carriers, and all of them require a password for account access). The confirmation code and passenger name are enough to make changes to that reservation, though; if you know someone's code + name you can cancel the return segment of their journey, for example. I'm wondering if the person being quoted was confused by seeing the return segments of a multi-segment trip (which are part of a single reservation, and would come up with just the information on the boarding pass), and thought it was actually full account access.
- CaptainZapp 11y agoI'm wondering if the person being quoted was confused by seeing the return segments of a multi-segment trip I wondered that too. I'm a Miles & More member via Swiss (which is part of the Lufthansa group) and you definitely need a password / pin to access your FF account. Accessing a specific booking via booking code / surname is a whole different issue.