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Biglietto di prosecuzione vs biglietto finto — qual è la differenza?
Direct answer
Un biglietto di prosecuzione è una prenotazione aerea reale e verificabile con un codice PNR attivo. Un biglietto finto è un termine ombrello — a volte significa una prenotazione reale, spesso significa un PDF fabbricato senza alcuna prenotazione sottostante. Le prenotazioni reali superano la verifica; i PDF fabbricati possono essere rilevati e causano il rifiuto dell'imbarco o il rifiuto del visto.
The GDS verification test
When an airline check-in agent (enforcing IATA Timatic) or a consular officer (reviewing a dossier under EU Visa Code Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 Annex II) inspects a flight itinerary, they can look up the 6-character Passenger Name Record (PNR) in the airline's Computer Reservation System or GDS. A real onward reservation returns an active HK (Confirmed Hold) status during its validity window (48 hours standard or 7 days paid add-on). A fabricated "dummy ticket" PDF has no GDS record behind it and fails lookup immediately.
Why the terminology overlaps
Many travellers and travel agents informally call any unpaid flight reservation a "dummy ticket." However, because low-cost PDF generators also use that phrase to sell static, unverified templates, you should always verify whether a provider issues a live GDS PNR. OnwardTicket.us issues only real, verifiable GDS reservations ($7 one-way, $11 return, $9/leg multi-city). See Protocollo di verifica del PNReComparison Methodology.
Reservation vs. purchased ticket & limitations
Even a genuine onward reservation is a temporary held itinerary, not a purchased e-ticket (13-digit ticket number), and cannot be used to board an aircraft. PNR verification confirms the reservation record exists in the airline/GDS system while active; it does not guarantee boarding or visa/immigration approval.