What does an adult passenger need to authorize someone else to request a Korean Air refund?

Prepare the passenger’s written authorization and identity documents for both people, not just the booking reference. Korean Air distinguishes a passenger requesting their own refund from a representative acting for them. Establish the correct refund channel before sending personal documents, particularly when an agency issued the ticket.

What this answer depends on

  • An adult passenger authorizing a representative for a Korean Air refund; seller-controlled tickets remain with their issuer.
  • Representative handling requires the eTicket itinerary, identification for passenger and representative, and the passenger’s written authorization.
  • A passenger handling their own refund provides their itinerary and passenger identification.
  • Tickets bought from another airline or agency must be taken back to that seller for assistance.

Important exceptions

  • This is a document checklist, not a conclusion about legal capacity or a guarantee that a particular authorization is sufficient. Minor-passenger, estate and exceptional cases have separate requirements and are not covered here.

What to do next

  1. Ask the issuing seller which representative process applies to this ticket and obtain its current authorization form or instructions. Do not send documents to an unrelated booking-assistance business.

  2. Have the passenger identify the ticket and the intended refund action in the authorization. Check that the names agree across the ticket, identification and representative details.

  3. Submit the requested documents through the seller’s designated channel. Retain a record of what was sent without placing identity documents in a public support thread.

  4. Ask for confirmation of acceptance and the refund reference. Authority to submit a request does not by itself establish the fare’s refundable amount or change the refund destination.

  5. Passenger itinerary, passenger identification, representative identification, written passenger authorization and original seller details.

More booking questions

Is knowing the reservation code enough to request someone else’s refund?

It does not replace the representative documents listed by the airline.

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Does paying for another adult’s ticket automatically replace their authorization?

Do not assume so; use the stated representative process and confirm the issuer’s requirements.

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