Misspelling my name on my Boarding Pass
Feb 15, 2011, 9:11 pm
#1
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Join Date: Dec 2010
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Misspelling my name on my Boarding Pass
Well, I've searched around for this answer, can't find it... it's not a Delta.dumb specific issue, (because tickets bought via the corporate travel agency cause the same problem), so I'm starting a new thread in hopes I can get an answer.
No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try to fix it, Delta insists on running my first name and middle initial together, as if it's some weird foreign name. It seems to somehow come from my Skymiles account. I've tried fixing it there, I try fixing it every time I buy tickets on Delta.dumb.
Here's an example of what happens. Let's say my full name is John Jacob Schmidt (name changed to protect the... well... me). My Skymiles account knows me as "John J Schmidt". When I get tickets, it will appear as:
Schmidt Johnj
I'm afraid one of these days the TSA will deny me through security because my license would say "Schmidt, John J" and not "Johnj". Customer Service couldn't seem to figure this one out... anybody have an idea of where I should try next? Or should I not even worry about it?
No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try to fix it, Delta insists on running my first name and middle initial together, as if it's some weird foreign name. It seems to somehow come from my Skymiles account. I've tried fixing it there, I try fixing it every time I buy tickets on Delta.dumb.
Here's an example of what happens. Let's say my full name is John Jacob Schmidt (name changed to protect the... well... me). My Skymiles account knows me as "John J Schmidt". When I get tickets, it will appear as:
Schmidt Johnj
I'm afraid one of these days the TSA will deny me through security because my license would say "Schmidt, John J" and not "Johnj". Customer Service couldn't seem to figure this one out... anybody have an idea of where I should try next? Or should I not even worry about it?
Feb 15, 2011, 9:20 pm
#4
Join Date: May 2004
Location: BNA
Programs: DL Platinum
Posts: 112
Exact same thing happens to me ... first name and middle name run together. No security problems so far.
TSA wants the boarding pass name to match your government ID. So if the characters match what is on your ID, with the only difference being the lack of a space ... I'd be very surprised if this would ever create an issue.
Would be nice to have a clean fix though...
TSA wants the boarding pass name to match your government ID. So if the characters match what is on your ID, with the only difference being the lack of a space ... I'd be very surprised if this would ever create an issue.
Would be nice to have a clean fix though...
Feb 15, 2011, 9:23 pm
#5
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Feb 16, 2011, 1:24 am
#7
Join Date: Jul 2010
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Yeah, I get a t appended to my first name all the time and TSA has never batted an eye. (This includes flying out of stations such as BIS, RAP, and FAR. Of course, the TSA people there tend to have a work ethic that matches the region, so maybe they're of a higher caliber and I should say that I've also had no problems at SAN, SFO, or ATL.) Any time a travel agent is booking for me, I do emphasize that my first name only has one l at the end, as the more common spelling has two, and I really don't want to deal with the TSA over that (although most probably wouldn't even notice.)
Feb 16, 2011, 5:39 am
#11
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 677
Definitely should not be an issue. I always use my license for domestic travel, but my state thinks my name is too long. So they make my license be C E LASTNAME. I was told before that airlines want full first name, so my ticket always says Charles and never had an issue.
Feb 17, 2011, 6:55 am
#12
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Well, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one that this happens to... so with it happening to everyone, I figure I have less to worry about from some power-drunk TSA agent. 
Thanks!
Thanks!
Feb 17, 2011, 11:31 am
#14
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Winnipeg, MB Canada
Posts: 46
I got around this by providing my full middle name rather than the initial. For me, my middle initial changed my name from Brian to Briana.... lots of questions from TSA, and then typically, a... oh yeah.... middle initial....
Brian
Brian