Originally Posted by Short Final

Don't know what Canada are like, I guess at least you can be grateful you're not flying into the US.

Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave

Welcome Darragh Murphy, and greetings to you. I hope you continue to post in the BAEC forum, and that you make the most of this bit of the internet. I would point out that if your real name is close to your screen name then you may want to think about changing one (or the other!).

I have 3 nationalities (blame my parents, nothing to do with me) and my passport spelling is slightly different on all of them. I fly on a 4th compromise spelling and I have not had a problem, even to the US. However all 4 spellings are very close to each other and can easily identify me.

So if she is down as Debbie on your ticket, and Deborah on the passport, you would probably get away with it unnoticed (obiously my name is different, but I have a male variant of this). I actually think having a note on your PNR probably doesn't help to be honest, it's like inviting trouble, but that's just my view. I'd speculate the surname is more of an issue than the first name(s).

Also it is definitely the case that if the spelling is just a few letters out then you won't have a problem. (E.g. Stephen rather than Steven).

Originally Posted by magyaar

Does she have any other Photo ID with Debbie on it? Can't hurt to have as much as possible with her.

Originally Posted by darthlemsip

My given name in my passport is Joseph, but I use Joe as day to day name - I've had air travel booked under Joe and never had a problem (though never to NA admittedly)