Entered the Wrong Flight Number? How to Fix Your Arlanda Booking
Updated 3 min read
It's an easy mistake to make — typing your outbound flight instead of the one bringing you into Arlanda, or entering the marketing airline's number on a codeshare when the operating carrier's number would track more reliably. However it happened, catching it and fixing it takes a couple of minutes and isn't something to panic about.
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Which number is actually the right one
For an airport pickup, we need the flight number for the leg that's actually landing at Arlanda — not the flight you took to get to a connecting airport, not a return or onward flight, and not, ideally, a codeshare's marketing number if the operating carrier's number is available instead.
If your journey involves a connection, it's specifically the final leg into Arlanda that tracking needs — the earlier legs of your journey don't affect your pickup at all.
How to correct it
- Check your booking confirmation for the flight number field and compare it against your actual itinerary for the flight landing at Arlanda.
- Contact us with the correct number as soon as you spot the mistake — by phone or email, whichever is quicker for you.
- If you're not sure which number is correct because of a codeshare, mention that too and we can help work out the right one to track.
- If you only catch it after you've landed, contact us immediately — we'll sort out the booking from there rather than leaving your pickup working from stale information.
Why getting it right matters
The flight number is the one piece of information tracking actually depends on to know when you've landed and to adjust your pickup automatically for delays or an early arrival. A wrong number means the system is watching a flight that isn't yours, which can leave your driver working from inaccurate timing rather than your actual arrival.
It's a five-minute fix once you spot it, and there's no need to feel awkward flagging it — mistyped flight numbers are common enough that correcting one is a routine request, not an unusual one.
Double-checking before you book, to avoid this entirely
The easiest way to avoid needing this fix at all is a quick check at the moment you book: compare the flight number you're about to enter against your actual itinerary for the leg landing at Arlanda, not just whatever number is easiest to find on your phone. A few seconds of comparison at booking time is quicker than a correction call later, even though that correction is genuinely simple if it does turn out to be needed.
What every Förare booking includes
The fixed price you see before booking is the price on your receipt — 6% VAT included, whole car, not per person.
- Flight tracked — pickup follows your live arrival
- 45 minutes free waiting, from your driver's confirmed arrival
- No terminal fee
- No surge pricing, ever
- Free cancellation up to 12 hours
Questions people ask before booking
I entered my outbound flight number by mistake — what happens?
Contact us with the correct arrival flight number as soon as you notice. Tracking follows whichever number it's given, so it needs the correct one to work properly.
Does correcting the flight number cost anything?
No — it's a correction to the booking's tracking information, not a change to your route or price.
What if I only realise the mistake after I've already landed?
Contact us immediately and we'll sort it out from there — a wrong flight number caught late is still fixable, it just needs a quick call or message.
Which number matters if my journey has a connection?
Only the final leg that actually lands at Arlanda — earlier connecting flights don't affect the pickup.
How do I know if I've entered a codeshare's marketing number instead of the operating one?
Check your booking confirmation for an "operated by" line — if in doubt, give us what you have and mention it might be a codeshare, and we can help confirm the right number.
Book your Arlanda pickup
Enter the address and you will see the price for the whole car before anything is paid. No account needed.
- One fixed price for the whole car, 6% VAT included, shown before you pay.
- We follow the live arrival and move the pickup to the actual landing time.
- Cancel free of charge more than 12 hours before pickup, refunded in full.
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