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# Last-Minute Flights

Handle near-departure flights with the LastMinuteFlight response flag and a strict confirmation window.

## Last-Minute Flights

Use this guidance when an API response returns `lastMinuteFlight: true`.

### Eligibility

A flight is last-minute when it departs within 15 hours.

A flight also qualifies when it departs before the current calendar day ends.

### API response flag

Atlas returns `lastMinuteFlight: true` for eligible flights.

The field appears in these response objects:

* `routings` from `search.do`, and `routing` from `verify.do`
* `offer` from `getOffers.do` and `getOfferPrice.do`
* the root response from `order.do` and `queryOrderDetails.do`

Use the flag to show a near-departure warning before payment.

```json
{
  "status": 0,
  "orderNo": "TESTA20260826160000123",
  "lastMinuteFlight": true
}
```

### Confirmation window

Create the order only when payment can begin immediately.

Atlas verifies fare and availability after submission.

A last-minute order has two outcomes:

* Atlas confirms the booking and returns the PNR within five minutes.
* Atlas cancels the order if confirmation is incomplete after five minutes.

Atlas does not guarantee successful ticketing.

Do not treat payment success as ticketing confirmation.

### Follow-up and recovery

After `pay.do`, poll `queryOrderDetails.do` until a final outcome is returned.

Check `orderStatus`, `ticketStatus`, PNR details, and ticket numbers.

If the order is cancelled, use `regenerateOrder.do` to create a new order.

The regenerated order keeps the same last-minute handling rules.

### Related endpoints

* [Search](/api-document/api-reference/booking-apis/search.md)
* [Payment & Ticketing](/api-document/api-reference/booking-apis/payment-and-ticketing.md)
* [Query Order](/api-document/api-reference/booking-apis/query-order.md)