Hi everyone,

So I am flying later this month to Chile and next month to Peru from Australia.

I found out that my travel agent booked my flight with my first name (John Paul) and last name (Smith) order mixed up. So right now my first name is (Smith) and last name is (John Paul). In my passport, the order is Smith John Paul which is exactly what will be issued on the ticket so I was wondering if that is fine?

Cos apparently in my passport, there is a category underneath the picture page which actually separates your name into Smith << John < Paul< with the surname having 2 << to it.

I acknowledge that it was my fault for not checking the order of my name with the travel agent before signing off. The travel agent is quoting me a fee in excess of $1,400 (due to the peak hour travel period and the category of my ticket) to change my name etc.

As I am a student and do not have that amount of money, I just wanted to check if I were to wing it and just try my luck, do you guys reckon I will be fine? Or should I just try pay up the $1,400 and go with a piece of mind?

Really appreciate any advices, thank you for taking the time in reading!