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What passport expiry date should I enter when booking a flight, the damaged passport or the emergency passport?

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Sep 4, 2023

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Nishant ************

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I'm about to book a flight ticket back home. So, do i need to enter the passport expiry date of my original damaged passport or the emergency passport?

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When booking a flight, you should enter the expiry date of the passport that you will be using for travel, which in this case would be the emergency passport.

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Whatever document you'll be using to travel

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I guess that'd be an emergency since my damaged passport couldn't be used to travel.

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yep that's right But keep the damaged one with you on the day just in case they ask you to see the damaged passport

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