Originally Posted by
wheatbeer
Thank you both for the advice. I contacted MH on Twitter and they said it isn't a problem if the names are swapped around as long as they are spelt correctly. They even said the agent should be able to correct it when we check-in. So hopefully it should work out ok and if the points don't post I'll try the manual claim route with BA.
Thanks again for your help!
I'd suggest the first thing to do (perhaps easier to do in advance) is to ensure your wife's exec club number is on the ticket. Provided that's there, your 95% of the way to getting the points, as they are awarded by exec club number not by name. When you attach the exec club number to the ticket, they will obviously check the name matches, but it's a soft check (as I've seen my "title", forename and surname appear in arbitrary order and occasionally be repeated, particularly when not booking direct with BA).