Originally Posted by letiole
I guess I'm curious if there really is some proof that this is allowed per IATA, and if so where I'd find it. But that brings up the question, that if it really is allowed per IATA, does that matter at all if security screeners, whether in the US or in another country, won't allow it?
This might be dated but his experience gels with mine:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...20&postcount=8
With the US and India, airport-located government/airport-employed security screeners (and immigration/customs) are most likely not going to cause an issue with minor name issues such that boarding is delayed/denied.
A much younger colleague of mine travels more than I do between the US and various parts of Asia -- he may have even gone between the US/Europe & India more than me -- and he almost always has his ticketed name "switched" as far as perceived by people expecting majority European naming conventions.