Scheduled onward ticket: book ahead, activate when needed

You can arrange your onward ticket before the rest of your travel documents are ready. Add Activate Later to the order, pay once and keep the activation email. When you need the itinerary, open the link, check your details and confirm. The reservation is then created in the passenger's name, with a PNR and PDF itinerary delivered by email.

The flight date and active period are different

Your onward flight date is the day you plan to leave the country. Reservation validity tells you how long the booking stays active from the time it is created. For example, a reservation created today can show a flight several weeks from now; its standard 48-hour validity starts today, not on the flight date.

Use the date you need to present the itinerary to plan activation. That might be check-in for the flight taking you into a country, or the day you submit a visa application. The onward flight itself may be much later, at the end of your visit.

How Activate Later works

1. Choose the route, travel date and passenger details.
2. Add Activate Later during checkout. The option costs $3.00 per order.
3. Complete payment and open the activation email.
4. Review the route and the last activation date shown on the page.
5. Confirm activation when the document check is close.
6. Receive the completed reservation and PDF itinerary by email.

The secure email link opens a review screen first. Opening the link does not activate the reservation. Creation starts only after you review the order and confirm activation.

The activation deadline

For standard 48-hour reservations, you can activate until the end of the day 2 days before the departure date entered on the order. With 7-day validity, the deadline is 10 days before that departure. The activation email and review page show the exact cutoff for your selection.

The deadline follows the flight on your reservation. If you are flying into Thailand on 5 December and reserving an onward flight for 20 December, the standard activation deadline is 18 December. You can therefore activate for your inbound check-in while keeping 20 December as the onward travel date.

Choose 48-hour or 7-day validity

The standard reservation stays active for a guaranteed 48 hours. When departure is at least 10 days away, you can add 7-day validity for $9 per order. This gives you a longer period for presenting a reservation with your visa documents. Activate Later and longer validity are separate options: one determines when creation starts, the other how long the reservation remains active.

If you combine both options, plan activation at least 10 days before the flight shown on the itinerary. Check that the resulting seven days cover the date you need the document. You can see each option and the final total before paying.

Booking ahead of a visa appointment

Enter the travel dates you intend to put on your application, even if the appointment is weeks earlier. You can complete the order while preparing your accommodation and insurance documents, then create the reservation nearer submission. Keep the activation email with the rest of your application paperwork so it is easy to find.

What to check before activation

Match the passenger name to the passport, check the departure and arrival airports, and review the flight date. Opening the email link gives you time to read these details before confirming. If anything needs correcting, contact support with your order number before activation.

Keep the activation email private and accessible. The link belongs to the paid order. After activation, save the delivered PDF offline and follow the PNR verification guide when you need to check the booking reference.

Scheduled activation or immediate delivery?

Need the itinerary now? Immediate reservations come with guaranteed 2-minute email delivery after successful payment. If you are preparing ahead, Activate Later keeps the order ready until you confirm creation. Our support team is available 24/7 for questions about your order or activation.

One-way reservations start at $12, and Activate Later adds $3.00 per order. Choose your route to see the total and select your timing. For the details included in your document, see the onward ticket guide; for planning around more than one document check, read reservation validity and timing.