Can you buy an international flight ticket with no passport?

my children are still waiting on their passports. there is a great sale today on flights! can i go ahead and purchase their plane tickets?

oops...yes i am american. im flying from texas to panama.




Answer 1 :
Yes, you can purchase the tickets without a passport. They advise you not to purchase them until the passport arrives in case there is a delay of some sort. If you don't get the passports in time, they will not let you board the flight. If you are confident in the delivery prior to flight time, then purchase them. Good luck, have a good trip.




Answer 2 :
You don't say where you are flying TO. If you are flying into America, you need a scannable passport before boarding. If you are not an American you need that ESTA paper 30 days in advance of flying.

If you are flying out of America, they will sell you the tickets with a credit card number.



Answer 3 :
You can buy online through some sites without the info. I'll warn you though it takes a while to get a passport. Mine took about 9 weeks and I lived in DC at the time.

As long as you are confident they will be received in time for the flights you are fine to book now.