Originally Posted by og
They said "you have a problem, your ticket won't be accepted because you only have your first initial with your surname instead of your whole first name. You'll have to get it re-issued with the correct information".
The AA agent was absolutely wrong.
As per the IATA rules, a ticket
requires a last name + the 1st initial (e.g.
SMITH/J). All other elements (e.g. Title/First Name/Middle Name/21st Name/Suffix/etc.) are entirely
optional.