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[JPage]

We are flying Airtran for the upcoming trip to WDW. Being that I have not travelled a lot I am confused about tickets for the plane. I have a flight number and confirmation from my TA but when do I get my tickets?

[janicelovesmickey]

you can get your boarding pass online and print it 24 hrs before boarding.
you will need your confirmation and flight info.

[JPage]

Thank you - Now I feel better knowing that it is that easy.

[disney_duke]

Yep. THey no longer issue those "paper" tickets. Everything is electronic and in the computer now. Once you print your boarding passes at home (or you still can have them do it for you at the airport, if you choose to), then you can check your luggage with a skycap and be on your way to TSA!

[bsblady01]

you print your tickets before you leave home they no longer have paper tickets.

[A Pair and A Spare]

Originally Posted by bsblady01

you print your tickets before you leave home they no longer have paper tickets.

Don't fret if you don't print your tickets in advance. It's easy to do when you arrive to check in also.

[goofyfan1]

Originally Posted by disney_duke

Yep. THey no longer issue those "paper" tickets. Everything is electronic and in the computer now. Once you print your boarding passes at home (or you still can have them do it for you at the airport, if you choose to), then you can check your luggage with a skycap and be on your way to TSA!

When you check your luggage with the skycap is that where you pay the new 15 dollar fee and how much do you tip them?

[Dave Marx]

If you check in with the skycap, yes, that's where you'd pay the fee. It's customary to tip skycaps $1 - $2 per bag checked. You can also take your bags into the lobby to check-in. Since some airlines charge a fee for curbside check-in in addition to the fee for checked luggage and the tip for the skycap, we usually bring our bags inside.

[Pax]

Plus if you need to have yoru ticket printed at the Airline's check-in counter, you might as well save money and manage your bags yourself, anyway.

[disney_duke]

Originally Posted by goofyfan1

When you check your luggage with the skycap is that where you pay the new 15 dollar fee and how much do you tip them?

Yeah, what Dave answered! Personally, I usually bring my bags inside as well. I've only used a skycap once and that was because the line inside for Delta was INSANELY long!!! There was a shorter line outside for the skycap. And I did not have any money left to tip him and I felt so bad.... oh well!

[disney]

95% of the time i use a sky cap for everything it is so much easier to deal with them then to go into the counter where they are tenatively very slow. i have flew at least once to twice a year for the last 13 years and never had a problem they have always made it easy for me. from getting my boarding passes to telling me where to go and also taking care of my bags.