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Old Apr 9, 2011 | 5:54 pm
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Originally Posted by diamondsRforever
All - I'm a frequent Delta/Southwest traveller, but I booked a colleague on United through an American Express travel hub. I accidentally entered his middle name in instead of his first name. We realized the mistake a couple days later when overlooking the email confirmation. I called United several times and have was blown away at the customer service? I'm sure the outsourcing of the customer service has many threads on here - but I'm wondering do I have any chance at changing the reservation to reflect his first name instead of middle? If so, what's the best way to accomplish this?

Many thanks...
It's not a problem as long as he has a government issued ID with the middle name shown on it (not just an initial). I fly under my MIDDLE NAME/LAST NAME on all my boarding passes with UA and CO. My drivers license shows FIRST NAME/MIDDLE NAME/LAST NAME. There has never been a problem or question at TSA check points.
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