Dummy ticket sample: a flight reservation for a visa application

What is on a flight reservation, field by field

Airline booking reference (PNR)

Six characters, letters and digits. It is the airline’s reference for the held booking; an order reference from the desk is a different number.

Passenger names

Surname and given names exactly as in the passport, one line per traveller. Titles such as MR or MS may be added by the airline.

Route and flight numbers

Departure and arrival airports with their three-letter codes, the operating airline and flight number for each leg, including any connection.

Dates and times

Departure and arrival date and local time for each leg. The return leg should match the length of stay on your visa form.

Booking status

Shown as confirmed or on hold. A reservation is not an issued e-ticket, so there is no 13-digit ticket number unless a ticket was actually paid for.

Hold

Each airline decides how long it holds a reservation, so it varies. That’s why we issue yours close to the date you submit your application. The hold is different from your travel date.

Four signs a flight booking has been forged

Visa officers see thousands of itineraries. These are the things that make a document fail a check. Anything that fails one of them is a risk to your application, whoever made it.

1. 01The airline named on the PDF does not fly that route, or the flight number belongs to a different city pair.
2. 02Fonts, spacing or logos look edited, or the PDF was made from a template rather than issued by a booking system.
3. 03The return date conflicts with your hotel nights, insurance dates or the dates on your visa form.
4. 04A 13-digit e-ticket number appears even though you never paid for a ticket.

How embassies treat flight reservations ↗|A real order: flight reservation and four hotel bookings, matched ↗

Dummy ticket and hotel bookings, matched to your itinerary

We do not send one loose document. The desk matches the flight reservation and every hotel booking to your itinerary: the same dates, the same cities, and no night left uncovered. These are the real documents of one order for a Switzerland visa file, issued on 5 November 2026: one flight reservation and four hotel bookings that cover all 9 nights between the two flights. Personal details are blacked out; everything else is as issued.

• Flight reservationEtihad, Hyderabad (HYD) to Zurich (ZRH), status Confirmed
• Hotel booking, ZurichMEININGER Hotel Zürich Greencity, 3 nights
• Hotel booking, GenevaB&B HOTEL Geneva Airport, 3 nights
• Hotel booking, LucerneSeminarhotel Romerohaus, 2 nights
• Hotel booking, Zurich AirportLeonardo Hotel Zurich Airport, 1 night

Open the full documents and the day-by-day table: flight and hotels matched date by date

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