Originally Posted by
gwar69
My roommate just booked a ticket using UA miles on UA, US, AC, and LH. His UA account has his name as Tim, so that's what the ticket says. His passport says Timothy. He was able to enter Timothy on the TSA Secure Flight section where it says the name must match. Should there be any issues?
Should there be? No.
Will there be? It depends on the whim of whichever TDC you encounter. My spouse got hassled because the name on her ticket did not exactly match the name on her passport. I should note that the difference was inconsequential and it would be obvious to anyone with more than 6 functioning brain cells that there should be no problem. Without giving away her name the difference was along the lines of:
Ticket said:............Passport said:
Jan ..................... Janet
Nita ..................... Anita
Sue ......................Susan
One would think that a trained TDC could comprehend that this should not be a big deal. However; TSA seems to prove every day that there is not such thing as "too stupid to work here".