subject: Check Flight Pnr Status And A Host Of Other Details Online [print this page] In India, travelling by trains was always the most popular mode of transport for many decades especially when it came to long distances. The advent of regular flights and a host of airline operators however changed all this and today there are many who choose a flight over even an Air Conditioned First Class ticket in trains or even buses. Moreover, the information related to flights is also easily accessible today and all the related information like flight PNR status, the time of the flight; Check Ins, etc. is available online. This provides more convenience to passengers who do not have to worry too much about where they have to go for all this information. Travel portals and the airlines website too reflectall the important information regarding the flight.
When one books a ticket, the PNR number or the number for the Passenger Name Record is clearly displayed on the ticket. This number is used to keep a track of the status of the booking of the passenger as well as a host of other important details related to the flight. This number is especially useful when the passenger is awaiting a confirmation of the ticket and has been out on a waiting list. A search through the PNR number reveals whether the ticket has been confirmed, cancelled, or is still on the waiting list. The PNR number is tracked on a Computer Reservation System and is directly linked to the website of the airline or prominent travel portals. This means that at any given moment when a passenger is checking his flight PNR statushe is bound to get updated information regarding the same.
Apart from checking the current confirmation status of the ticket the PNR number also comes in handy for a range of other reasons. The PNR number works as the unique identification code associated with a particular ticket and any information that the passenger requires regarding the ticket can be accessed after punching in the assigned PRN number. In case a customer makes a call to the call center of the airline too the first information that the executive will require is the PRN number as this will display all the related information on the computer screen of the executive thus helping him to serve the passenger better and avoid unnecessary questions. The PRN number is generally an Alpha Numeric code that an airline assigns as per its convenience. No PNR number is ever similar to another and therefore no two people can ever be assigned the same PNR number. A track of this can always be kept via the relevant websites.The websites of airlines as well as travel portals are therefore the best places to check the
