raj123

Hi im travelling from delhi to amritsir with air india with 3 other passengers. I accendently spelt one of the passengers name wrong, i spelt pritbha instead of pritbha. would this be a problem wit air india or will it be fine.

nux

They are the same.

A letter or two out of place on the first name is generally ok, but it may be worth confirming this with Air India or having the name changed if possible.

raj123

whoops :O i meant i spelt pritbha instead of prtibha

Keyser

just inform them before hand that a small spelling mistake was made when purchasing the ticket....they will put a note in your reservation & you shouldn't have a problem....

CCU_Flyer

Once I misspelt my brothers name as Robot (bloody autocorrect on phones) on an AI flight... He was denied to enter the airport and had to get it corrected at the airport counter before he could enter.. so I guess you should not have a problem..

GUWonder

It would be fine, most probably. I doubt that that the security guards will even notice that. The airlines can deal with it either way, by noting the record or with nothing done. A one-letter transposition like that above is really not the end of the world.

nux

It may be fine, but either of the following may occur:
The airport security may reject the passenger from entry if the names do not match exactly.
The airline may not allow the passenger to travel if the name does not match.

Either of the above would require a name change on the ticket, the airline may do this for free at the airport, they may charge a large change fee, or may require a new ticket is purchased.

Personally, I would try to have the name changed now rather than worry about it.

GUWonder

As in many things in life, YMMV, even as it is probably likely to be fine.

Under the IATA rules applicable to Air India, a single-letter transposition should not be a problem.

Airport security may also reject passengers from entry because the names do "match exactly". The irony when that happens -- and it does happen sometimes, including as a result of people trying to "fix" the "name".

I have traveled many dozens of times within India -- and many more times than that out of India -- in recent years without an "exact match" in some form or another and had no problem. YMMV.

Airport security noting the OP's single-letter transposition? Low, but possible. Airport security making a fuss over the same? Low, but possible. Airline making a fuss over the same? Low, but possible.

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it and wouldn't do anything beyond call the airline, if even that.

nux

Agree fully it is a very low chance it will even be noticed, but I would hate to be in that position if I could have clarified/changed it easily in advance.

I had to look at the first post a few times to confirm there was no difference, thought I was missing something at first. It is quite hard to spot a single transposition.

Mr. Bean

I've had this happen to me before, but not with air india. The agent at check-in was able to print up a bp with the correct name despite the wrong name on reservation. So, it's definitely possible to change it, but when dealing with AI ground agents who knows what they will say.

raj123

Hi thanks for the help, and i dont think ill have to see a guard because im already at the airport because im coming from international singapore airlines and then ill move the domestic section of terminal 3

nux

Yes you will, you will need to collect your bags and check in for the domestic flight, and then go through security.

galaticos

My wife, just after marriage, had her IDs changed to the new surname. Her company's travel desk booked her BLR-BOM on 9W in her maiden name. She arrived at airport with no ID in her maiden name except for a bank debit card that has her photo on her. She explained to security about the confusion and was allowed through!!

Keyser

bank debit/credit cards with a photograph on it is considered a valid id....

nux

In which countries? Not all will accept it as id, especially if it is a foreign issued card.