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Why won't the system accept my flight number?

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Blacklane offers complimentary flight tracking on all airport pick-up services. Because our booking system connects with a professional flight tracking database, we ask for your airline code and flight number when you book an airport pick-up or drop-off.

IATA Codes

IATA airline codes are a 2 number or letter sequence that designates a specific airline. They can usually be found on your ticket next to the flight number. In order for the system to recognize your flight number, the formatting must be relatively precise

Some of these codes are less obvious than others. Below is a list of the airlines codes we see our guests use most often:

AS

Alaska Airlines

AK

American Airlines

EI

Aer Lingus

AC

Air Canada

AF

Air France

BA

British Airways

DL

Delta Airlines

U2

EasyJet Airlines

EK

Emirates

B6

JetBlue Airways

KL

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

LH

Lufthansa

FR

Ryanair

SK

Scandinavian Airlines

WN

Southwest Airlines

UA

United Airlines

Private Flights

Private flights, with the exception of certain semi-private carriers like JSX, aren't included in standard airline databases and can't be tracked the same way.

If you're arriving on a private flight, please include the following information in the "Note for the chauffeur" section of your booking:

  • Name of the handling agent

  • Contact number of the handling agent

  • Tail number of the plane

Sharing this information allows your chauffeur to track your plane and, if needed, get real-time updates on your arrival directly from the handling agent.

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