Girlfriend's dad bought plane ticket on American Airlines. Will he be notified if she doesn't use it?

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TL/DR: They won't tell him, but he can find out.

Be aware: If she expects to fly back using that same ticket, she will have to fly the outbound. If she skips the first flight, the Itinerary will be cancelled. She can apply any remaining fare (minus change fee) to a new ticket and pay any difference.

American Airlines will not proactively notify the purchaser that a flight is missed specifically. They also don't notify the traveler (at least I've never been notified that I missed a flight ;).

However, if he purchased the ticked using his login, it will show on his trips list for some time and (note to the nitpickers: this doesn't happen often so this is admittedly what I think happens) if she skips the flight, the full itinerary will still show, which can be interpreted as it not being flown.

Also, if he has the ticket number (not the record locator), it's pretty easy to find out the ticket status by requesting a refund. If the ticket was over $200, he might get some money back such as airport fees, not any fare though.

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