Originally Posted by
Jigen666
Pre 9/11 the airlines didn't check names so thoroughly when you put in your FF# on the ticket. If your last name matched the member's name, you could sometimes get away with it with using the parents/offspring (assuming they weren't flying with you). Now it's impossible, unless possibly you are a Jr. buying a ticket for your dad (and neither of you used Jr., Sr. in your name).
I've often wondered if there's a whole underground economy built around people with common named (Jim Smith) who could trade non-refundable tickets with each other. With a name like mine, it's not something I'd have much luck with.
