diff --git a/client/src/components/BookingList/BookingCard/BookingCard.tsx b/client/src/components/BookingList/BookingCard/BookingCard.tsx
index 60d2ffca26ac011b8384fe4f8c947f6dfcf5b430..774dc95614b8ec8cae317e555cb84c564cd43696 100644
--- a/client/src/components/BookingList/BookingCard/BookingCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/BookingList/BookingCard/BookingCard.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function BookingCard({ flight }: IBookingCard) {
       navigate('/booking/payment-form', { state: { bookingInfo } });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Booking failed:", error);
-      alert("Failed to book flight. Please try again.");
+      alert("Failed to book flight. Please try again.  Error: ${error.message}");
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/client/src/components/PaymentForm/PaymentForm.tsx b/client/src/components/PaymentForm/PaymentForm.tsx
index 9afb97afe2fccbb9991553133d353d1c51cb8db2..64ac254857ba1b73f92687d71f6e22d4973ec76c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/PaymentForm/PaymentForm.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/PaymentForm/PaymentForm.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const PaymentForm = () => {
             }
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Payment confirmation failed:', error);
-            setMessage("An error occurred while confirming the payment.");
+            setMessage("An error occurred while confirming the payment. Error: ${error.message}");
         } finally {
             setLoading(false);
         }