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If you need to travel on short notice, isn't it faster to book online rather than lining up at the airport? Or does the airport ticketing desk have a later cut

• nabraham 7y ago
  Sometimes not and yes. Online ticket purchases are routed through a protocol which has an earlier cut off time after which the ticket is in “airport control” and purchased or changes happen in-person. https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/111197/what-does-it-mean-when-a-ticket-is-under-airport-control https://travel.stackexchange.com/questions/111197/what-does-...
• reaperducer 7y ago
  If you need to travel on short notice, isn't it faster to book online rather than lining up at the airport? In her situation, no. The phone would ring at 5am, she'd get dressed and grab her "go" bag and walk down to the subway, then buys her ticket (usually one-way) at the airport counter. In theory she could try to book tickets on her phone on the train, but connectivity can be iffy on the train, and buying an expensive airline ticket is not the sort of thing you want to take unnecessary chances with. (Think double-purchases, false purchases, etc...)