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Old Dec 24, 2019 | 5:59 am
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Found this on name change issues today:

https://aviacenter.ru/en/news/2019/1...e-corrections/

Which name corrections are prohibited and will therefore not be corrected by Lufthansa Group Agency Support?
Corrections of more than two (2) letters in the first name, middle nameor surname are not permitted (exception: nicknames, passenger's first and surname inverted, legal name correction).Addition or deletion of second first names or middle names is not permitted.Addition or deletion of a second family name (provided that the name of the person travelling has not changed through marriage, divorce, etc.) is not permitted.Addition/change/deletion/exchange MR or MRS or MS or titles (e.g.Dr, Prof,etc) in case of mistake or wrong/missing inputChange of first and/orfamily name of INF in case of wrong/missing inputNo other name changes are allowed, apart from those listed above as permitted.The person travelling cannot be changed. If another person is to travel, a new ticket must be issued. The new booking is subject to current availability and the current fares. The original ticket must be refunded in line with the fare conditions.
Which name corrections are permitted?a)The name of the person travelling haschangedas a result of marriage, divorce, gender reassignmentand/or theissuance of new passport/ID etc. (legal name correction)has taken place between booking and commencement of travel on first outbound sector.Upon production of proof that the person travelling is the same, e.g. a marriage certificate or decree absolute (divorce certificate), the name will be changed by the Lufthansa Group Agency Support.b)The name of the person travelling has to be corrected because of typing errors or errors in the actual name.
Please note that not every requested change will be accepted as a name correction. The following corrections are allowedonce in each case: Correction of up to two (2) letters in the first name, middle nameor surnamewhich you can make yourself (e.g. BRWON to BROWN) orCorrection of nicknamesby your Lufthansa Group Agency Support (e.g. BILL to WILLIAM, USCHI to URSULA, PACO to FRANCISCO) orCorrection of names in inverted sequence(first name/surname transposed, e.g. PETER/WILLIAM to WILLIAM/PETER) by your Lufthansa Group Agency Support.For name corrections after ticketing for tickets sold in India or Brazil (Point of sale: IN or BR), please contact your LufthansaGroupAgencySupport.No other errors will be corrected by the Lufthansa Group airlines in the ticket/PNR. Passengers can decide whether they wish to travel with a different name on their ticket and an SSR DOCS entry with their correct and full name in the PNR, or buy a new ticket.
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