Ticket for Unborn Un-named Child
Jan 12, 2016, 5:25 am
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Assuming a plane hasn't hit its limit for lap children (highly unlikely as that tends to be), what you are considering works; just also realize that: there may be variation in the lap-child ticket price (which may work to your advantage or disadvantage); and there may be more phone/ticket counter time/hassle involved in having to get it issued at a time other than when booking the accompanying adult ticket.
Jan 12, 2016, 5:30 am
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I ended up going through my agent who can hold the ticket for a week including the unborn child as "FakeFirstName MyLastName" and will edit once my wife gives birth next week.
Jan 12, 2016, 9:08 am
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Also, while we're 99% sure of the sex, it has happened that friends of ours had a surprise, and that would mean a different name for him/her accordingly
But not a dumb question at all
Jan 12, 2016, 11:30 am
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Jan 12, 2016, 1:09 pm
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And in some places, some doctors/technicians won't provide the factually correct answer if asked, due to legal and/or moral/ethical concerns.
Jan 13, 2016, 1:11 am
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And in some places, some doctors/technicians won't provide the factually correct answer if asked, due to legal and/or moral/ethical concerns.
Jan 13, 2016, 2:51 pm
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I don't know about lying, but in some countries, they won't provide the information because of the prevalence of sex-selection abortion (or self-imposed abortion).