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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 9:47 am
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c_d
 
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From my experience, even internationally all will be fine. I personally have an umlaut in my name, which sometimes leads to a name on the ticket featuring unusual characters "§/&20". I never had a problem or even a raised eyebrow. I usually just say "Delta IT" and get a smile in return.

Another data point, AFKLM sometimes attaches a "MR" to the name, which might be similar to John/Johnny.
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