How long can I hold my flight reservation without paying?

Passengers can hold the flight reservation for 24 to 48 hours on an airline without paying. If you got an excellent deal to fly to another destination and it is too good to miss, then you can reserve the flight without paying for 1-2 days and then decide whether you would like to purchase the flight ticket. Read the policies and process to hold flights without payment to understand better.

Policies To Hold A Flight Reservation

Policies imposed the flight tickets held without paying are as follows:

• The flight ticket boarding date should be at least seven days later than the time of holding the reservation for free.
• If the passenger does not pay the fare amount within 48 hours of holding the reservation, the hold reservation will automatically be canceled.
• Holding a reservation will fix the fare amount and will not change when purchasing the flight ticket.
• If the boarding date of the flight is within a week, then passengers have to pay a minimum amount to hold the reservation.
• The amount paid at the time of holding a reservation is non-refundable on not purchasing the flight ticket.

Process To Hold A Flight Reservation

If you want to know how I can hold my flight, here is the online process given to you:

• Go to the airline's website where you like to hold your reservation,
• Do your searches for your flight ticket,
• Select the flight you want,
• Start the booking process and fill in the details,
• On the payment page, tick the "Hold Reservation" option,
• Pay the amount if specified to hold the reservation.

In accordance with the above steps, a passenger will be able to hold the reservation on their preferred airline. If you wish, you can call the reservation center and ask to hold a particular reservation by providing the mandatory details. The representative will help you to reserve the booking without payment for 24 to 48 hours.

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