Aeroflot has been one of the leading air carriers for both legal entities and individuals for several years now.

One of the latest services that is in demand among passengers is the purchase of a ticket at Aeroflot and online registration using its number.

Previously, after buying an air ticket, a passenger went to the airport and had to stand in a long queue for check-in.

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Online registration:

Conditions under which a passenger can check in independently

A passenger who has purchased a ticket online does not have to go to the airport and check in.

It is enough to know that you can check in for a flight:

• on the Aeroflot website, it is not necessary to start Personal Area;
• clearance takes place jointly with other passengers in the airport premises.

It is worth noting: in the case when the ticket was purchased at the electronic ticket office of the airport, then the best option would be to issue it through the website.

Where can I get the procedure

The answer to this question is obvious.

If you decide to buy a ticket and register via the Internet, then everything is possible to do:

• at home or in the office via the Internet;
• the procedure is possible 24 hours before departure and ends 45 minutes before it;
• if it is not convenient for you or there is no possibility of accessing the Internet, then you can carry out the procedure together with all passengers in the terminal building.

Take into account: online check-in is prohibited for passengers traveling with animals or carrying luggage - weapons. If a child flies unaccompanied by adults, this service is prohibited, check-in takes place only in the airport building.

What is a booking code and where can I find it

After the passenger has made a purchase of a ticket on the Aeroflot website, or rather booked it, the system assigns a booking code to each client. This is the number through which it will be possible to register online and go on a trip.

The booking code is on the right upper corner ticket

The booking code does not change, so you can immediately write it down in a notebook.

It is important to know: in order to avoid fraudulent activities, so that you are not sold a ticket for a non-existent flight, please note that the code provided by Aeroflot consists exclusively of Latin letters. Numbers and uppercase letters are not added to it.

If it was not possible to write down the booking code, then you can find it on the printed ticket. It is located in the upper corner. When ordering a ticket, the code is also sent in an SMS message to the number specified when buying a ticket.

In addition, when booking a ticket, a personal e-mail is also indicated, the booking code is duplicated on it. If you did not find the specified code in the Inbox folder, then be sure to check the Spam folder. It happens that letters arrive in it.

What to do if the ticket was bought through an intermediary

You should pay attention to those who buy tickets on the websites of intermediaries - in this case, the booking code is not provided. The client is only given registration number, consisting of letters and numbers. Code required for online registration, in this case, you can check the contact number of the intermediary.

Instructions - how to register for an Aeroflot flight

First of all, the passenger must be the holder of a ticket purchased in advance.

In order to register a ticket for an Aeroflot aircraft, you must:

1. 1. Go to the airport website - www.aeroflot.ru. The minimum time for which you can register is a day.
   2. Then you need to follow the link - "Online Services".
   3. In the window that opens, a field will appear - "Online registration". On this page you can find a lot of tips on check-in and baggage.

Note: when boarding, it is mandatory to present a paper ticket; without it, passengers are not allowed on board the aircraft.

1. 1. After entering all the necessary information, a window will appear on the page in which you will need to confirm your consent to the registration conditions.
   2. Only then will the registration window appear. In this window, you need to enter the booking code and the data of the person in whose name the ticket was bought.

Take note: Full name is entered exclusively in Latin.

1. Then the system automatically selects passengers. We find our data and put a tick in front of our last name. Next, you enter the places that you like and that's it - online registration for Aeroflot flights is completed.

Boarding pass - what is it and where to get it

After the ticket is booked and purchased, the system will prompt the passenger to print the boarding pass. If you do not have it when boarding the flight, then you are not allowed to board the aircraft.

Since we are talking about online check-in, the boarding pass will be on a regular A4 sheet. When boarding the aircraft, the flight attendant takes the ticket from the passenger.

A standard boarding pass bought through the ticket office looks a little different. It is orange in color and small in size. When landing, part of it is torn off by the flight attendant, the second part is given to the passenger.

Why is online pre-registration sometimes not available? Online check-in starts 24 hours and ends 45 minutes before the flight departure. Accordingly, earlier or later than the specified time, the online registration procedure is not possible.

And remember - on many intermediary sites, the online registration procedure is paid! To check in online for free - use the official website of Aeroflot, where this procedure is free, both for domestic and international flights.

If you want to join the Aeroflot Bonus program, you need to create a personal account on the official website - a triple double aeroflot dot ru.

Benefits of registering Aeroflot Online

Advantages of online check-in for Aeroflot flights using an electronic ticket:

1. The passenger does not have to stand in line with everyone, he can go through the whole procedure without leaving his home, if he has a computer and the Internet.
2. The client independently chooses the place where he will feel comfortable.
3. Upon arrival at the airport, you do not need to go to special counters, as the boarding pass will already be in hand.

Note: check-in must be made no later than 45 minutes before take-off.

Service Disadvantages

Like any other service, the procedure has negative points:

1. You cannot book online for flights flying under a code-share agreement, since Aeroflot is not the actual carrier in these airlines.
2. Ticket numbers for available flights of the Rossiya company start only from 195 seats. That is, when registering online, you cannot buy seat number 150.
3. There are also restrictions on departures from certain airports. You cannot buy a ticket online for flights that depart from Aktau, Tehran and many other airports.

Problems can also arise with luggage. Such passengers can check in their baggage only at dedicated counters marked DROP OFF. If there is no such counter, then baggage check-in is carried out on a general basis on a first-come, first-served basis.

Aeroflot - check-in online from a mobile phone

Recently, more and more passengers use mobile check-in for Aeroflot flights.

The main feature is that when checking out from a mobile phone, the boarding pass is displayed on the phone after passing through all the menu items. In order for the coupon not to get lost, you can send it by e-mail, save a photo.

When boarding a flight, present mobile phone so that the flight attendant can read the boarding pass information. For your own safety, it is better to print it at electronic registration for the flight. As a last resort, Sheremetyevo has counters where this service is implemented.

Aeroflot's online check-in service allows customers to save precious time, effort and nerves, as well as choose convenient seats.

Watch a video in which an experienced user clearly demonstrates how to check in online for an Aeroflot flight, perhaps this step-by-step instruction saves you a lot of time:

Keeping up with the times means buying air tickets and going through the check-in procedure for a flight via the Internet. The advantage is the ability to check in two days before departure, at the same time choosing the most comfortable places in the aircraft cabin. Even not very experienced travelers and users of Internet resources are aware of the convenience and speed of such a service. Now the choice, booking and payment of an air ticket takes a matter of minutes, and on the eve of the departure of the flight, the passenger can just as quickly and easily check in and reserve a certain seat.

At reputable large companies providing services of this kind, information protection is on high level. Ensuring the security of payments is an important part of the work of online booking organizations. In their interests the maximum security of clients, because they value their reputation. You should choose well-known and verified sites by users:

1. Airlines that allow online check-in and seat selection.
2. Services for the selection of air tickets - an option that allows you to fully carry out all the actions related to the planned flight.

Choosing a resource with many years of experience and good reviews, you do not have to worry that bank card data, passwords or personal information will be in the public domain. The air ticket comes to the email specified during registration or is downloaded directly on the site. Usually a paper version is not required, since airports have a system for tracking electronic plane tickets. All you need for boarding is a valid passport.

However, airlines and frequent flyers are still advised to print the form of the received ticket to warn emergency situations. In addition, it is more convenient to remember the date and airport of departure, flight time and other nuances, constantly having a visual reminder in front of your eyes.

When buying air tickets, the place in the receipt is not indicated, in contrast to railway tickets, where exactly a certain shelf number is initially bought. A few years ago, wanting to get the most convenient seat, passengers tried to arrive at the airport well in advance, queuing at the check-in counter first. In this case, the employee selected the seat according to the wishes of the client. Travelers who arrived late had to make do with the remaining seats. At the same time, companies often turned out to be separated, and even a family flight was not a guarantee of landing on neighboring seats.

After the development and implementation of registration and reservation of seats via the Internet, the need for such actions has disappeared. A passenger checking in or booking an air ticket can choose the most suitable seat for themselves, in accordance with the cabin plan of the aircraft, which indicates the seats available for reservation. The most comfortable places are considered to be at the windows, near the aisle, in the near rows. Booking a ticket for a couple of months, you can choose the most convenient location.

Sometimes a user who selects seats sees that the most comfortable ones are already taken. In this case, it is better to come to check-in in advance, asking the airport employee to give one of the good seats. The nuance is that air carriers often release an aircraft plan for sale with already occupied places. This happens especially often on flights that are in high demand.

Tall people, women who are expecting a baby, parents with babies are placed in these zones before landing, giving them the opportunity for more free accommodation. But these categories of passengers do not always come across on an airplane, so employees usually satisfy the requests of other travelers. Unfortunately, you will not be able to get such a place by booking via the Internet.

Please note that the online reservation service may be paid. Some air carriers, especially foreign ones, require an additional fee for the service provided. The cost is not too high, but not a penny either, it usually depends on the duration of the flight and is about 15-35 dollars.

Booking seats in advance in the business class cabin can cost about a hundred dollars. It should be noted that booking seats at the "Business" or "Premium" tariff is a waste of money.

Since these comfort classes are already much more expensive than usual, the flight conditions in them are different - all seats allow you to stretch your legs, recline your back and take a nap.

The easiest way to choose a flight that suits all parameters is to search for air tickets on sites specially designed for these actions. A big advantage is the selection not only according to the given conditions, but also the offer of the most budgetary or fastest flights, direct or interchange routes.

Processing the data of all known airlines takes literally seconds, after which the most relevant options are displayed on the monitor screen. Sorting is configured according to the user's desire - in ascending or descending order of price, travel time, number of transfers, and so on. At the same time, the results of checks on neighboring days, where prices may be lower, will be issued.

In this sense, constantly checking the sites of many airlines is much more difficult and time consuming. Aggregator sites that are popular among tourists are safe in terms of making payments and protecting personal data. The payment for them is the commission paid by the airline if the passenger purchased a ticket for its plane on such a site. Quite often, on such resources, air tickets are cheaper than on official websites, this is also due to an agreement with air carriers.

The disadvantage of search engines is the inability to track promotional and discount offers of airlines, as they are special cases of changing the cost of air tickets.

In addition, it is usually impossible to reserve a seat in the cabin when buying tickets for a flight through search engines. But you can contact the managers of the organization by sending them a request. Most often, the issue is resolved to the satisfaction of the client.

Online check-in also allows you to select your desired seat on the plane. The system of passage is usually as follows: the airline opens the possibility of check-in 24-48 hours before departure and closes 2 hours before the flight. This is done in order to prevent delays for the flight, because it may not be possible to arrive at the airport in a couple of hours, then the registered person does not get on the plane, and the place is already assigned to him.

Reservations are made on the website of the relevant airline using the ticket number or booking code. The procedure is free.

The advantages of electronic registration are enough:

1. You can arrive at the airport 40-60 minutes before boarding.
2. Upon arrival, you need to go straight to the passport control desk, bypassing the check-in desk.
3. You will not need to pay an additional fee for booking a seat.
4. By starting registration immediately after its opening, there is a good chance to get a comfortable place.

In this case, when boarding, you will need a boarding pass in electronic or paper form. It is better to have both options with you. Electronic is more convenient and faster, but scanners often fail or cannot read the coupon code, so the paper version is also useful.

Passengers with small children or pets will not be able to select a seat during online check-in. However, air carriers, as a rule, reserve the most convenient seats for them themselves.

By registering electronically, you can receive various bonuses and points by spending them, for example, on additional baggage weight.

Sometimes a passenger may not have time to book a good seat or simply not think about such an option. Having received an inconvenient location, it is worth looking around and understanding whether there are empty seats. If yes, then you need to contact the flight attendant with a request for a transplant. If there are empty places, there will be no obstacles to movement.

How to book and buy cheap plane tickets

To fly by plane, one air ticket is not enough. Still need to register. That's the way it is, those are the rules.

Online check-in is possible if you have previously bought a ticket on the Aeroflot website.

Many air passengers check in right at the airport just before departure, for which they arrive at the airport in advance. To check-in at the airport, the passenger must have a passport with which the ticket was purchased.

Holders of air tickets of some airlines can check-in without arriving at the airport, but in advance, using a computer and the Internet. Aeroflot passengers have such an opportunity - go to the Aeroflot website, and Online check-in is at your service.

Important Points

You can check in for a flight:

• online using a computer and the Internet, while you can NOT register on the Aeroflot website (personal account is NOT required),

• or at the airport along with other passengers of Aeroflot flights in the order of the general queue.

If you are on the Aeroflot website (aeroflot.ru), then it is convenient to go through Online registration there. By the way, the concepts of "online registration" and "electronic registration" mean the same thing.

On the Aeroflot website, you can check in online, select seats in the cabin, print out your boarding pass and, in the absence of luggage, immediately go to the passport and customs control for foreign flights, for pre-trip control and for boarding for foreign and domestic flights.

If you have luggage, in addition to electronic check-in, you also need to go through the usual check-in, but at special check-in counters (if there are any at the airport), which are called Drop-box. In the absence of such special check-in desks and if the passenger has luggage, you will still have to go to regular check-in along with the rest of the passengers, alas.

Online check-in can be done on the Aeroflot website one day (that is, 24 hours) before departure. For example, if the flight is on August 2 at 8.20 in the morning, then you can check in on the morning of August 1, starting at 8.20.

Regular check-in at the airport for an Aeroflot flight can be completed within the time limits specified by Aeroflot. This can be either 2 hours before the flight departure, or 6 hours, or even 24 hours, if, of course, the passenger is interested in being at the airport of departure for more than 20 hours after checking in.

1 Aeroflot website Online check-in

So, an air ticket was bought on the Aeroflot website, printed out. To go through Online check-in, go to the main page of the site (aeroflot.ru) a day before the departure of the aircraft:

Rice. 1 On the main page of the official website of Aeroflot we find a link to Online registration

• Click on the link "Online services" (number 1 in Fig. 1),
• in the menu that appears, click on the option "Online registration" (number 2 in Fig. 1).

2 We agree to the terms of Online registration

The "Online registration" window will open (Fig. 2):

Rice. 2 We get acquainted with the conditions of online registration and tick the box that we agree with them

The Online Registration page is very long (see Figure 2 for an abbreviated version). This page has many links to useful information for Online check-in, for baggage transportation, there is a FAQ (frequently asked questions).

This page contains a quote from Aeroflot (Fig. 2):

"Attention!
A paper boarding pass is required to proceed to the boarding gate. In case you were unable to print your boarding pass at home, you can print your boarding pass at the self check-in kiosks at the airport.”

This good advice from Aeroflot, but on one condition: if you are “in your native land”, where everything is in Russian and, as you know, native walls help at home.

But what about in other conditions, when you don’t know the language, but you need to fly? You can go to check-in (alas, in the order of the general queue), show on your phone, on a tablet, or somehow explain that there is Online check-in, but there is no “print”, that is, there is no printout of the boarding pass. If an understanding with the airport employee at the check-in desk is reached, then you will be printed out immediately without any problems with the seats and parameters that you booked during Online check-in.

At the end of the page (Fig. 2, number 1), click in the box opposite the inscription "Confirm that you have read and agree to the terms of online registration" so that a check mark appears.

After the checkmark appears, a miracle will happen: the “Continue” button (number 2 in Fig. 2) will turn into a joyful orange color and become clickable. This means that we are on our way there: we click on the “Continue” button and we get to the start of the Online Passenger Check-in procedure.

3 Enter the booking code and the last name of the passenger for Online check-in

Rice. 3 Enter booking code and last name or Start check-in procedure

The booking code (number 1 in Fig. 3) is issued on the Aeroflot website when booking (purchasing) an air ticket. You can immediately write it down in your notebook (cheap, reliable and practical) after buying a ticket.

The Aeroflot code consists ONLY of Latin (English) letters, for example, FFHIWH.

You can also print the ticket, then in the printout in the upper right corner it is easy to find the booking code. Also, the booking code when ordering a ticket comes to you:

• by SMS to a mobile phone (if the phone number was correct when booking),

• by e-mail (do not forget to check the Spam folder if there is no letter from Aeroflot in the Inbox folder).

3.1 How can I find out the booking code if the ticket was purchased through an intermediary?

If you bought a ticket for an Aeroflot flight through intermediaries, for example, through the Tutu service, then you most likely have an order number on this service, which includes not only Latin letters, but also numbers.

In this case, the code for online booking on the Aeroflot website can be obtained directly from this intermediary. You can contact the intermediary, for example, by phone and find out the booking code for online check-in on the Aeroflot website using your order number.

If there is a booking code, then online registration on the Aeroflot website can be completed without problems.

We enter on the site page "Online registration" (Fig. 3):

• Booking code (number 1 in Fig. 3),

• the surname (in Latin letters) of the passenger who bought (booked) air tickets for the registered flight - number 2 in fig. 3.

Like the booking code, it’s also a good idea to write down the passenger’s last name in a notebook after booking (purchasing) an electronic ticket. Let's imagine that the buyer's last name was Generation Blue Sea Passing. And how will it look when written in Latin letters? Can you reproduce your surname in Latin twice at different times, and so that these two spellings do not differ from each other? That is why it is better to write down the last name in Latin in a notebook along with the booking code.

The gray button "Search" (number 3 in Fig. 3) will become bright after filling in fields 1 and 2 in Fig. 3, click on it. Now Aeroflot starts Searching for an air ticket with the entered data in its database.

4 What not to bring with you

While Aeroflot is looking for our ticket in the database so that we don’t get bored, it redirects us to the page “Hazardous Substances and Items Prohibited for Transportation”. This list includes:

• Magnetized substances
• Toxic, poisonous and poisonous substances
• Flammable solids
• Compressed and liquefied gases
• Toxic Substances
• Explosives and weapons
• Flammable liquids
• radioactive materials
• Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides
• caustic and corrosive substances

and a quote from a site about liquids:

Containers larger than 100 ml will not be accepted for carriage even if the container is only partially filled. Transportation exceptions are for medicines, baby food and special dietary needs.

We get acquainted with the above list and click on the "Continue registration" button.

5 Selecting Passengers for Online Check-in

The following page of Online check-in opens - "Select passengers" (Fig. 4):

Rice. 4 Selecting passengers for online check-in

• We check the names and surnames of the passengers (now we are checking, and not entering, since Aeroflot stores in its database the full names of the passengers that were indicated when booking and purchasing tickets),
• check the boxes (numbers 1 and 2 in Fig. 4), or you can check the box next to the inscription “select all passengers ready for check-in (and the number of such passengers is indicated in brackets, in this case there are two of them, as shown in Fig. 4)” ,

• click on the button "Select a seat" for the first passenger (number 3 in Fig. 4). Of course, for those who like to do the opposite, you can start choosing a seat for the second passenger, so to speak, from the end. But still, it is better, so as not to get confused later, to choose seats for passengers in the order of their numbering. First for the first, then for the second, ... and so on.

6 Choosing seats on the plane

Then it is possible to choose a seat in the cabin for the first passenger:

Rice. 5 Seat selection for first check-in passenger

On the presented scheme of seats on the plane, select an empty seat (number 1 in Fig. 5), click on the “Save” button (number 2 in Fig. 5). If something went wrong when choosing a seat for a passenger, then click on the button “Return to the beginning of registration” (number 3 in Fig. 5).

I want to draw your attention to the fact that the diagram of the aircraft, on which you can choose a seat for a passenger, looks much larger on the computer screen than in Figure 5. On the computer screen, you can see the entire aircraft, all rows of seats, you can see where the wing of the aircraft is located (for those who likes or vice versa does not like to “sit on the wing”), etc. On fig. 5 shows only a small piece of the picture of the aircraft, just to save space, so that the picture is not larger in size than the entire article about Online Check-in on the Aeroflot website.

Similarly, we choose a seat on the plane for the second passenger. As a result, we get confirmation of the choice of seats on the plane (Fig. 6):

Rice. 6 Completion of seat selection for registered passengers

7 Cherished "Register" button

The seats on the plane have been selected, and we are entering the finish line: we click on the "Registration" button (Fig. 7). Actually, for the sake of pressing this button, everything that was written above was done.

Rice. 7 Clicking on the “Registration” button on the Aeroflot website is Online Registration

8 Aeroflot approves Online check-in

By clicking on the "Registration" button, we get to the "Online check-in" page, on which we find confirmation of the registration of passengers (Fig. 8):

Rice. 8 Obtaining confirmation of passenger check-in

That's it, the passengers are registered, now they will be allowed to board the plane. True, they will be allowed in if the passengers have boarding passes in their hands, which will be discussed below.

By the way, in Fig. 8 pay attention to the buttons 2 and 4 - "Change location". If necessary, you can change seats for passengers after Online check-in. We do this in the same way as shown in Fig. 5.

9 The essence of the completed Online check-in is that passengers have boarding passes

If there is a printer near the computer, then immediately print boarding passes by pressing the buttons marked 1 and 3 in Fig. 8, or number 6 in the same fig. 8.

If there is no printer “at hand”, and even if there is a printer, but just in case (“so that it is” :) or “Schaub Bulo”), we send ourselves a boarding pass by e-mail. Then we will go to our e-mail, download the boarding pass there, write it to a USB flash drive, or in some other way make it so that at the first opportunity we print the ticket on a printer that has come to hand.

By clicking on the “boarding pass by e-mail” button (number 5 in Fig. 8), we will get the drop-down dialog box “Send boarding pass by e-mail” (Fig. 9):

Rice. 9 Enter your e-mail so that Aeroflot sends a boarding pass to it

The "All passengers" field, marked with the number 1 in Fig. 9, we leave it unchanged, because it is convenient to receive one file with boarding passes for all registered passengers by e-mail.

In the "Email address" field, marked with the number 2 in Fig. 9, enter (WITHOUT errors!) your e-mail address. You can enter additional email addresses in this field separated by commas. This is just in case that the letter from Aeroflot reached for sure. Unfortunately, the spam filters of Yandex, Mail.ru, Google and other mail services have become much tougher, so emails may not always reach recipients for various reasons.

I know from my own experience that, for example, official letters from Mail.ru and from Yandex, I was surprised to find a couple of times in the Spam folder. If you have a habit of skimming through Spam for important messages that "accidentally" got there, then it's okay, a letter from Aeroflot can be found in the Spam folder.

The “Send” button (number 3 in Fig. 9) will turn from gray, inactive, into orange, active immediately after the email you entered is “liked” by Aeroflot in the sense that the email passes a preliminary automatic check for functionality on the site. For example, when entering an address in the form: Nadezda @ yandex, the Send button will remain gray, because you need to enter it correctly: [email protected](without spaces before and after the dog, and also at the end there should be “.ru”).

As soon as the “Send” button (that is, send information about the name of the mailbox) turns orange, click on it and get the message “Boarding passes have been sent for all passengers” (Fig. 10):

Rice. 10 Receiving confirmation of sending a file with landing files by e-mail to the specified email

10 How to open a boarding pass received by email address

Now we go to our mailbox and look for letters from Aeroflot there. For example, in my mail I found 2 letters from Aeroflot OJSC, sent with an interval of 2 minutes:

• 1st letter - with the heading "Payment for booking MXTYXL on the website of the airline JSC Aeroflot",

• 2nd letter - with the heading "Information on booking MXTYXL on the website of the airline JSC Aeroflot".

As you probably already guessed, the combination of Latin capital letters “MXTYXL” in the letter header is not accidental and is a ticket booking code.

Having opened the letter from Aeroflot, we find the file attached to the letter in pdf format. First of all, save it to your computer. To do this, click on the attached file with the RIGHT mouse button, in the context menu that appears, click on the "Save As" link. Next, save this file on your computer, for example, on the Desktop.

The only thing left is to open the pdf file. Just click on the file and it will open.

• If this does not happen, it is likely that your computer does not have a program for reading pdf files, for example, Adobe Reader, more

• If “it’s not clear what” opened, it means that the operating system opened the file with the “wrong program”.

In any case, you need to find out if your PC has a “normal” program for opening a pdf file as follows:

Rice. 11 We saved the file with boarding passes from Aeroflot's letter on our PC, now we open it.

• We click on the file with the RIGHT mouse button (number 1 in Fig. 11).
• In the context menu that appears, left-click on the "Open with" link (number 2 in Fig. 11).

• Another menu will appear with a list of programs that "undertake" to open the pdf file. Without problems (that is, in normal form) opens a pdf file, for example, the free program Adobe Reader (number 3 in Fig. 11). Click on it (number 3 in Fig. 9).

The file with boarding passes has been opened, now the most important thing is to print them. By the way, if you do NOT need to check in luggage, then after completing the Online check-in and printing out your boarding pass, you can arrive at the airport and immediately go to boarding without stopping at the check-in counter.

The suitcases are packed, because there are only a few days left before the trip. Now you need to book a seat on the plane to enjoy the journey. Some people like to look at everything that happens through the porthole and choose seats near the window, while others, on the contrary, prefer to sleep in comfortable chairs during the flight. There are many ways to book a seat, which we will consider.

Booking at check-in

This is the traditional selection method good place. It involves an early arrival at the airport during the check-in period. To do this, you need to be the first to approach the workers and ask for the desired place. Often registrars ask themselves about the preferences of passengers. Basically, such wishes are satisfied, and you will get a seat with a window in any part of the aircraft. This is the best way to book when traveling alone or as a couple.

If a family with children is flying, then booking seats nearby is harder. To do this, you need to go to the counter with the whole train with passports, so that at the other counter no one has time to book a seat next to the first passenger. More often than not, airline registrars contribute to a favorable outcome. It is not worth offering a bribe, because employees will not risk losing their job for the sake of a few hundred rubles. A few years ago, this method of registration allowed you to book the desired seat. But the emergence of an electronic registration system and virtual ticket purchases made it possible to guarantee the desired seat.

When buying a ticket

Official sites sell tickets and offer customers a scheme with free seats. If you buy a ticket in advance, then the choice of seats is even greater, if there are only a couple of weeks before the flight, then the desired seats will no longer be available (often they appear before the registration itself). When registering for a flight, you must tell about the reserved seats. But some airlines do not allow you to book seats near emergency exits that have plenty of legroom. This is due to the fact that such seats are given to passengers who are overweight and too tall. At the same time, there are companies that charge an additional cost for choosing a place.

If you buy tickets from intermediary companies, then the cost does not increase, but you can no longer choose a seat. Of course, when filling out an application, you can specify your requirements, but there is no guarantee that they will be met.

Online registration

Today, most people check in for flights virtually. For this, there are special counters at airports or official sites. This can be done for a certain period of time, which is set by the airline.

• Some allow bookings up to 24 hours before takeoff. Thanks to this, you will not need to arrive on the flight in advance to select seats.
• You need to arrive an hour in advance to go through the standard procedures.
• Passengers must present tickets with the indicated seats to the registrar. But passengers with animals and children, as well as luggage, cannot be registered in this way.
• Some companies, on the contrary, offer bonuses for online check-in, for example, to increase the size of luggage.

Selecting seats using the mobile app

Life without smartphones for modern people is not possible, because with its help you can control almost everything, including check-in for a flight and choose suitable seats. Popular airlines have developed special mobile applications that can be downloaded from their official websites. Such applications are as convenient as possible, but they have one drawback - this is a higher ticket price.

Tricks and nuances of booking

• Low-cost airlines offer seat reservations for an additional fee, which you need to remember. The cost depends on numerous nuances, for example, aircraft class, seats.
• Aggregator sites offer more favorable prices on tickets, because their work is carried out at the expense of airline payments.
• There are companies that book best places on the most popular flights. To do this, you need to arrive on the flight a few hours in advance and politely ask to select the desired seat.
• If after landing you find empty seats, you can ask the flight attendant for a transfer.
• Each aircraft model has its own seating arrangement. You can find this information on the ticket.

There are many ways to book seats in the cabin, it remains only to choose the most suitable one.

How to book seats on an airplane using e-tickets? You will learn the answer to this question from our article. It must be said right away that there is no need to wait in queues: the document can be ordered via the Internet, with a choice of seat.

In short, you need to do the following:

1. choose an airline - the most famous are skyscanner.ru, aviasales.ru, yandex.air tickets.ru, aviakassa.ru (an alternative option: ordering from an intermediary is not so profitable and requires additional time);
2. select your seat and follow the instructions until the ticket is issued.

Let's look at these steps in more detail below. Now let's define what an electronic document is. E-Ticket is a digital entry in the airline database that replaces standard paper counterparts. In other words, this is an agreement between the client and the air carrier party to provide the relevant service.

Some ticket positions may require decryption:

• Carrier (carrier) indicates the selected airline;
• To/From - direction;
• Flight - flight number;
• Stopover - stop duration; an empty field or an O sign means a stop lasting more than a day; the sign X, on the contrary, indicates a stop for a time interval of less than a day (and a lower ticket price);
• Class - comfort level: first, business or economy.

On the licensed sites of airlines, as well as from intermediary firms, an air ticket is purchased according to the standard scheme. Let's follow this operation on the example of any intermediary site:

1. enter the site (registration is not required);
2. in the search we write the name of the point of departure;
3. in another window, indicate the point of arrival;
4. choose the time of flight and the number of people flying;
5. click "find tickets" (if desired, click "reverse is not needed").

The complex route service allows you to find a route with one or more stops. To use it, you must first fill out personal data, noting contacts, passport information and email address. To the entered address the route will come(document with flight details, payment options and passenger) plus self e-ticket.

Attention! The information provided must be true and correct. If there are errors, the flight may not take place. To clarify any information (for example, if you can’t remember the online booking code), dial the help desk - employees will help you understand the document and answer other questions regarding registration and obtaining a ticket.

Funding

You can pay for the purchase of electronic tickets from an electronic wallet (Yandex.Money, WebMoney, etc.), by card at airport ATMs or in cash at the box office. It is recommended to make payment only after submitting an application, making sure that the forms are filled out accordingly - according to the rules of many aviation organizations, funds for a ticket are not refundable. Cancellation of a flight is allowed for some personal reasons or when a takeoff is cancelled.

What is check-in

After purchasing a ticket, you must register. Check in on time: between 24 hours and 40 minutes before departure (just in case, check the instructions of the aviation company). To check in, you must use the booking reference (booking code) indicated on the ticket. It consists of a 6-digit set plus Latin letters. Consider how to check in for a flight online:

1. go to the portal of the aviation organization in which the ticket was purchased;
2. click on the registration on the network and in the proposed field enter the flight number;
3. after reviewing the rules, click "to register";
4. enter your last name, departure time, PNR number (booking code) and flight number;
5. click on "search" and carefully read the data received;
6. now indicate the number of those flying and only after that you can choose places;
7. click "register" - the boarding document will be sent to your email or phone.

How to print your boarding pass

The boarding pass received by e-mail or phone must be printed out for subsequent presentation at the baggage check, as well as during boarding the aircraft. The possibility of obtaining a boarding pass on the phone is offered by Aeroflot and other major aviation companies. SMS with a barcode must be used at the self-registration terminal; The machine will issue your ticket. This procedure takes no more than 5 minutes.

The boarding pass sent by e-mail can be conveniently printed out at home (A4, using a printer) or by name and flight number - at the self-check-in terminal. Optional: printout at the reception. Having on hand only a printed boarding document and hand luggage, you can proceed directly to the boarding gate. Look at the exit number on the airport monitor. If there is luggage, then it should be checked in at a special reception point or at the check-in counter.

Who is forced to register in the usual way

Online registration is not suitable for the following categories of citizens:

• minors without parents;
• disabled people with accompanying persons;
• passengers who are going to fly on a charter flight;
• departing from settlements, in which such registration is not provided (lists of cities are posted on the websites of companies).

By following our instructions, you can purchase an e-ticket and print your boarding pass yourself. Travel by air - especially over long distances - is in high demand. And, as follows from the article, it is easiest to buy a ticket for such a flight in electronic format.