Originally Posted by
kwguy77
Thanks for the response. I figured it wouldn't be a problem when I did a dummy booking on Etihad and noticed they didn't ask for my middle name.
No problem, mate.
Originally Posted by
wfiring12
I was given some good advice recently when booking flights on Asian carriers (especially CX) recently. I know CX wants it to match exactly. So when they ask for first or "given" names: input both first AND middle name in the field with a space in between. I've been doing that without issues after having a few problems checking in with CX and another carrier I can't remember in the past...
I wasn't aware of that. I have used East Asian budget airlines several times and have had no problem using just my first given name and surname. Some countries have different naming conventions where given names and middle names mean a different thing. UK passports just have categories for given name(s) and surname. But in the Philippines for example, they have a third category of 'middle name' which is not the same as a second given name. Different naming conventions in different countries can sometimes cause confusion.
Mike