Originally Posted by
bocastephen
Don't take the data matching too seriously - I've booked and flown 3 trips, albeit domestic, using my name (without the middle name which appears on my ID), and using a slightly different date of birth each time. No issues.
Me, too. I haven't made up birthdates; I just haven't added mine to any reservation. I've flown a bunch of domestic flights on a couple of carriers this year. I always get the red warning flag that my required Secure Flight data is incomplete. I've ignored the warnings since Day 1 and printed my BP anyway. My name shows up the way it always has -- MI rather than full middle name that's on my brown passport.
People of any age who can't get off the list by a number of proven techniques have to go through what amounts to a security clearance background check for the privilege of maybe being allowed to buy a plane ticket. Ugh -- don't get me going...