Air India Dummy Ticket

A Air India dummy ticket is a real seat held on a AI flight, carrying Air India's own PNR. It is a reservation, not a purchased ticket, and it expires — which is exactly what makes it useful while a visa is pending.

Air India is the carrier most often named in visa files from India, because on long-haul routes it is frequently the only direct option and consulates see its itineraries constantly.

About the airline

• Air India (AI) is a full-service carrier based at Delhi and Mumbai
• It flies Europe, North America, the Gulf and across India
• Reservations are checked on its Manage Booking page

Verifying your AI reservation

Open Air India's website, find Manage Booking, and enter the PNR with the surname exactly as printed on the reservation. Your itinerary should come back with the flight, date and passenger name matching your document. Do this before you submit anything — a reference that returns nothing is worse than no document at all, because it turns a paperwork question into a credibility question.

What you receive

A PDF in the standard itinerary layout showing Air India, the flight number, route, dates and passenger names as they appear in the passport you are applying with, plus the PNR. It is emailed once the hold exists — no PNR, no email.

Two honest limits

Whether a particular AI fare can be held depends on the route, the class and the date, so the search shows what is actually available rather than promising a specific flight. And a minority of consulates require a confirmed, paid ticket; where that is the requirement, no reservation on any airline satisfies it. Check the checklist for your mission first.