Can I reserve an airline ticket over the phone and pay cash at the airport?

Can I reserve a ticket over the phone and pay cash at the airport the day of my flight? Will they still charge more me like they do when you buy a ticket for a same day flight? The ticket is $190 online but I'd rather pay cash.

Can I reserve an airline ticket over the phone and pay cash at the airport?
DRL is right. The fare is not guaranteed just because you make a reservation. For example, make a reservation for a flight in March, wait until the departure date to pay, and you will almost certainly be charged the "full fare" price for the ticket - regardless of the fare at the time you made the reservation.





Best is to go to a travel agency or go to the airline ticket counter, make the reservation, and pay for it with cash at the same time.
Reply:Depends on the fare. Find out what the ticket deadline is for that reservation/fare. Most likely, the deadline is in advance of the travel date for that fare. You may need to make a trip to the airport just to pay or maybe you can pay cash at an airline city ticket office or at a travel agency or some airlines, like Continental Airlines, have accounts with Western Union to wire money. A lot of people don't have credit cards, and those are their options unless they can get someone who has a credit card to buy it for them an then give their friend the cash.
Reply:it would be better if you buy tickets at the net and present your papers at the airport for less hassle.
Reply:Depends on the airline. I did it with Cebu Pacific when they wouldn't accept foreign credit cards on their website. But I think I had to pay for them at least 24 hours before the flight, which didn't happen to be a problem as I picked them up on an earlier trip to the airport. There was no extra charge for doing so, and the fare was what was quoted when booking (ie it didn't go up), but again it depends entirely on the airline in question.
Reply:It depends on the airline. In most cases fares are never guaranteed until the reservation is ticketed. If the fare is $190, I'd be willing to bet that $190 that the fare will go up if you don't pay for it now.