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Flight booking form: collect the request, then book outside the form

A flight booking form collects what your agency needs to search fares: the route, the dates or flexibility, the number of travelers, and the cabin and timing preferences. It records a request, and it does not confirm a seat or issue a ticket. Keep passport numbers and card details out of the form, and have the traveler approve one itinerary before you ticket it.

Choose a variant

Pick the version that matches who is traveling

Simple request for one or two travelers

Leisure trips where the traveler accepts the agency's fare options and has no seat or class preference.

  • Remove: Cabin
  • Remove: Connections
  • Remove: Traveler notes

Group request for three or more travelers

One booking that covers several people, usually booked by a group leader on their behalf.

  • Add: Names of each traveler, one line per person
  • Add: Ages of any child traveler, as a number
  • Remove: Traveler notes

Business trip with an approver

An employee whose fare search cannot start until a manager has approved the trip.

  • Add: Approver name
  • Add: Cost center or project code
  • Remove: Traveler notes
Field blueprint

Fields that let the agency search the same route

FieldTypeRequiredWhy you ask it

Traveler names

Enter one name per line, in the spelling on the travel document.

Long textRequired

Names go on the ticket, so the spelling has to match the traveler's document. Ask for the document number through your agency's own document process, not here.

Number of travelers

NumberRequired

Sets how many seats the search needs. A count that does not match the names list delays the search.

Departure city or airport

For example: Austin or AUS

Short textRequired

Sets the origin. An airport code is precise; a city works when the traveler can use several airports.

Destination city or airport

For example: Lisbon or LIS

Short textRequired

Sets the destination. For a multi-city trip, list each leg in the traveler notes.

Departure date

DateRequired

The first day the fare search covers.

Return date

Leave blank if you need a one-way flight.

DateOptional

Leave this blank for a one-way request. A round trip with no return date needs a question back before any search starts.

Date flexibility

Exact dates onlyWithin two days either wayWithin a week either way
Single choiceRequired

Tells the planner whether to search the exact dates or a window around them.

Preferred time of day

Early morningMorningAfternoonEveningNo preference
Single choiceOptional

Replaces a time field, since this form has no time-only input. Time windows are quicker to search than typed times.

Cabin

EconomyPremium economyBusinessFirstNo preference
Single choiceOptional

Sets the cabin class to search. One class per request keeps the comparison simple.

Connections

Nonstop onlyOne connection is fineAny number of connections
Single choiceOptional

Tells the planner whether connections are acceptable before the search runs.

Checked bags

NumberOptional

Baggage allowances differ by fare, so the planner needs the count before comparing options.

Traveler notes

Do not include medical details. Name the need, not the diagnosis.

For example: a window seat, or two nights in Porto before Lisbon.

Long textOptional

Captures seat or legroom requests and multi-city legs in the traveler's words.

Contact email

EmailRequired

Where the agency sends the fare options and the questions it needs answered.

Contact phone

Add the country code first, such as +1.

PhoneOptional

Used for a call only when a change needs to be discussed quickly.

At a glance

How long the request takes to fill in

14Fields
7Required fields
6Estimated time (minutes)

Estimate based on question types; actual completion time varies.

Words for the respondent

Words that set expectations in the request

Introduction

Tell us where you are going and when. We search fares and send you a short list of options. Nothing is ticketed until you approve one itinerary.

Confirmation

Thank you. We have your request for the route and dates you entered. Our team will reply with options at the reply window we gave you. Please do not send passport or card details by email or in this form.

Traveler names

Match the spelling on the travel document, one name per line.

Date flexibility

Choose a window if your dates can move. The search then covers the days around your first choice.

Traveler notes

For example: a window seat, extra legroom, or a stop in a second city.

After a response arrives

From request to ticket

  1. Search and send a short list

    Check the route, dates and window against the request, search fares, and send the traveler two or three options. Note which timing windows each option meets, so the traveler can compare like with like.

  2. Ticket only after written approval

    Ask the traveler to approve one itinerary in writing before you issue a ticket. Save that approval with the trip file so the record shows who chose what.

  3. Read new requests on the grid

    Each request is stored first, then an hourly production job processes it and notifies the form's creator. For a flight leaving within a few days, phone the traveler rather than wait for that notice.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a flight booking request form template I can download?

Use the list above as the content of the template. Put names, route, dates and flexibility first, then cabin and connection preferences, because those choices drive the first search. Add a separate line for each leg of a multi-city trip.

What if the traveler wants one particular airline?

Record the airline in the traveler notes, and ask whether a different carrier is acceptable. A named airline narrows the search, so treat it as a preference rather than a requirement.

What if a traveler's name changes after the request?

Ask for the change in writing, and check the new spelling against the travel document before you issue a ticket. A name that does not match the travel document can stop a traveler at check-in.

Do business travelers need a different request?

Often, yes. If an employee needs approval before a fare search, collect that approval first with a travel authorization form, then send the approved trip details to this request. Add an approver field only when your approval process needs one.

Can one request cover two travelers on different routes?

Keep one request per itinerary. If travelers fly different routes, send a second request, so each itinerary gets its own fare search and its own approval.

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