Originally Posted by LukeO9

Though this is a QR thread and that it appears not be an issue with this airline, I think it should be mentioned that the middle name IS an issue on some other airlines, like CX.
Thats because Chinese and other asian names consist of three characters—the surname, followed by a two-character given name. CX has incorporated the 'western' first and middle names as the two-character given name for their bookings. Therefore, you may very well come across this issue on asian routes (as suggested by IST).