Originally Posted by
Rambuster
I think the IATA rule is even for 4 wrong characters in a name.
Sounds like real professionals were at work a the (most likely) IST call centre ...
Yes. The OP has likely also overreacted ... I'd never touch a Biz award because of a spelling mistake.
The only place where everyone goes insane about a perfect match of passport-ticket-boarding pass is OZ .... QF recently denied boarding to a colleague of mine who has a ticket issued here in SIN and first-last name were swapped .... which of course perfectly normal for Asia

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