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How can three different flights arrive at the same gate at the same time?
My friend said he was flying on Northwest Airlines. Why is his plane arriving at an Alaska Gate?
I bought a ticket on one airline, but I'm told I must check in at another airline's ticket counter. Why?
The answer to all three questions is the same: Airlines often share routes and sell tickets on each other's flights. The industry term for this is “code-sharing.” One airline operates the flight on behalf of all airlines with a code-sharing arrangement on that route.
The result is that the Flight Information Display System might show multiple airlines with flights to or from the same city, all using the same gate at the same time. One tip-off: In most cases the flight number for all flights will be the same regardless of the airline name.
Passengers on departing flight always check in, and check any bags, at the ticket counter of the airline that is actually operating the flight.
Please note: Some code share flights do not appear in this Web site's real-time flight data or on the flight information boards in the Airport.
For questions about a particular flight, contact your airline directly.