Originally Posted by
DonKirkham
I agree that my "Jr" has never prevented me from flying, but it prevents me from doing online check-in with AA. I had AA change my last name in their system to be "[LASTNAME] JR" and that fixed it. Adding it as a suffix DID NOT work, so I removed the suffix and just changed the last name to match. Just remember that when you log in to AA.COM, your last name is now "[LASTNAME] JR"
Agree with this issue, I've had occasional problems with online check-in for international flights because my FF#/Record Locator did not have JR but my passport did. But have always been able to check in in person, never prevented from flying. The suggested fix is interesting! thanks.