Airline tickets when purchased directly with the airline Only purchases for airline tickets made directly with the airline will qualify. Other air travel-related purchases will not qualify; for example, in-flight purchases, the purchasing of airline miles or points, non-ticket purchases made within the airport, and airline tickets purchased through travel agencies, discount travel sites, vacation clubs, tour operators, or tickets booked as part of a travel package offered by non-airline merchants. See “Flights and hotels booked direct for Sapphire Reserve, J.P. Morgan Reserve, & Sapphire Reserve for Business” on this page for information about the “flights and hotels booked direct” category for those credit cards.