Name spelled wrong on int'l ticket
Jan 9, 2009, 11:03 am
#17
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Going to TPE with a transit-only in HKG. Will call CX to see if they can do anything, or see the AA remark in the record.
Jan 9, 2009, 11:05 am
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Jan 9, 2009, 11:19 am
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I think you'll be ok with that; but if it were me I would still make every effort to get it corrected. I know at least two people who were denied entrance to Burma (Myanmar) last year; one was quite likely due to an issue similar to yours.
Jan 9, 2009, 11:25 am
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My correct name is Rachel, but on my AA account and most tickets, it is spelled as Rachael. I have tried to correct this multiple times, but it keeps reverting to Rachael. Apparently 22 years ago when my AA account was set up, someone entered it incorrectly, and the computer system is very stubborn. I have had agents try to change it at the airport, I have called AA, but now I have just given up on it and accepted it as the way AA wants my name spelled.
Cheers.
Jan 9, 2009, 11:47 am
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Jan 9, 2009, 11:55 am
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My wife's passport has her maiden name hyphenated with mine while her frequent flyer accounts, and therefore all her tickets, uses just my name. In other words, her passport says Jane Doe-Maturin while her tickets just say Jane Maturin. She has never had any trouble flying either domestically or internationally.
Jan 9, 2009, 12:49 pm
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I suppose TSA would know that his name is really Obama and the ticket has a typo. Do you suppose he is going to check in at a "gate" and fly commercial to DC?
Jan 9, 2009, 12:51 pm
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Jan 9, 2009, 2:42 pm
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Main Entry:
Joke
Pronunciation:
\ˈjōk\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin jocus; perhaps akin to Old High German gehan to say, Sanskrit yācati he asks
Date:
1670
1 a: something said or done to provoke laughter ; especially : a brief oral narrative with a climactic humorous twist b (1): the humorous or ridiculous element in something (2): an instance of jesting : kidding <can't take a joke> c: practical joke d: laughingstock2: something not to be taken seriously : a trifling matter <consider his skiing a joke — Harold Callender> —often used in negative constructions <it is no joke to be lost in the desert>
Jan 9, 2009, 4:42 pm
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Jan 9, 2009, 5:14 pm
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Jan 9, 2009, 5:31 pm
#28
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There are reports on the CO FT forum about seeing Bush 41 and Barbara flying CO F.
But I do love your name!
Jan 9, 2009, 5:50 pm
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Just booked a couple of J award seats to Asia on CX with AA miles (with help of the Asia Miles award tool - thanks!) When I got the itins e-mailed to me, noticed that my wife's name was spelled incorrectly. How this happened, I have no idea, as the miles for her ticket came from her account, and I'm pretty sure it was right when the ticket was on hold. The record locator still shows under her AA account, and as does her status...but will this be an issue come travel time because it doesn't match her passport?
The Agent I talked to said it shouldn't be a problem, because it was a typo/misspelling, but that all she could do is document it in the record, because CX doesn't allow name changes. Anybody had experience with this?
The Agent I talked to said it shouldn't be a problem, because it was a typo/misspelling, but that all she could do is document it in the record, because CX doesn't allow name changes. Anybody had experience with this?
planes leaving in 20 minutes. (BUR-PEK)
It was a first name middle name switch.
