Originally Posted by
N615HL
I wasn't suggesting the TSC had access to secure flight, I was only saying that since that 11/1 when that went into full effect, the name on the BP and Govt ID had to match exactly....I thought I read that somewhere?
No, nothing changed in that area on November 1. That's one of the milestones for SecureFlight, though (the last day that airlines had to fully implement it), so that might have accounted for the confusion.
There have been no recent changes in that area in quite a while.
Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
Depends on what you mean by "exactly". TSA issues statements like "minor differences in names shouldn't create problems". Of course, they won't define what "minor" means.
My understanding of the intent of the rule is that it should be obvious that it's the same person. So things like typos, reversed first/last names, normal nicknames, middle name vs. initial vs. missing, etc. aren't issues. On the other hand, if your legal name is "Sarah", but everybody calls you "Sady", it's probably best to use "Sarah" as your first name. Most airlines have guidelines for what are "misspellings" and I'd suggest consulting them if that's the issue.