Agent listed son as "Ms." on award ticket.
Feb 9, 2015, 8:29 pm
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Agent listed son as "Ms." on award ticket.
I didn't immediately catch the error , but once I did I called back and the CSR on the other end indicated that she was hesitant to correct the error as one of the partner airlines (it is a five segment total trip to/from Europe) did not still have award tickets for the itinerary and that our tickets would be cancelled. She said she was "putting it in the file where everyone could see it" and that it wouldn't cause a problem with TSA or immigration.
Am I right to trust this? I do not want to do anything to jeopardize our trip. Indeed now there are no direct flights out at all that day even on United and none at all for return. I don't want the ticket cancelled but I am also afraid that the error will cause boarding problems all along our route (Washington to London, Amsterdam to Rome and back to Washington). Any advice for a non-seasoned international traveler?
Am I right to trust this? I do not want to do anything to jeopardize our trip. Indeed now there are no direct flights out at all that day even on United and none at all for return. I don't want the ticket cancelled but I am also afraid that the error will cause boarding problems all along our route (Washington to London, Amsterdam to Rome and back to Washington). Any advice for a non-seasoned international traveler?
Feb 9, 2015, 8:40 pm
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UA has my daughter listed as the 1k record holder on the Award flight I have booked with UA and AC. Tried to have someone fix it ten times and no luck. Not really worried about it but you should be OK. No one really looks at the Ms designation IMO.
Feb 9, 2015, 11:13 pm
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Feb 10, 2015, 12:30 am
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I didn't immediately catch the error , but once I did I called back and the CSR on the other end indicated that she was hesitant to correct the error as one of the partner airlines (it is a five segment total trip to/from Europe) did not still have award tickets for the itinerary and that our tickets would be cancelled. She said she was "putting it in the file where everyone could see it" and that it wouldn't cause a problem with TSA or immigration.
Am I right to trust this? I do not want to do anything to jeopardize our trip. Indeed now there are no direct flights out at all that day even on United and none at all for return. I don't want the ticket cancelled but I am also afraid that the error will cause boarding problems all along our route (Washington to London, Amsterdam to Rome and back to Washington). Any advice for a non-seasoned international traveler?
Am I right to trust this? I do not want to do anything to jeopardize our trip. Indeed now there are no direct flights out at all that day even on United and none at all for return. I don't want the ticket cancelled but I am also afraid that the error will cause boarding problems all along our route (Washington to London, Amsterdam to Rome and back to Washington). Any advice for a non-seasoned international traveler?
Feb 11, 2015, 8:10 am
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Does anyone believe there would be a problem if one would deliberately choose an improper title? My children were a bit upset with me when I refused to book tickets for them on British Airways using a fun title like: "His Holiness," or "His Majesty." There are an amazing variety of amusing choices.
Feb 11, 2015, 9:49 am
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Exactly.Very common "honorific" for minors used by airlines worldwide, if not in the US. My son is in all the systems as "Master...", however, and now that's he grown into a "Mr." he can't seem to get his designation updated.
Feb 11, 2015, 10:01 am
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Thanks for all the input
I was originally mostly worried that because he was a minor there might be more scrutiny (e.g. that we were trying to smuggle him abroad or something). But if it isn't even a required field that I feel much better.