Mistake on Date of Birth on my Flight ticket
#16
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One's date of birth is not part of the ticket; except in the case where ticket is issued on a minor's-only or senior's-only fare. However, one's date of birth is recorded on the associated reservation regardless of age.
A phone call should be able to fix OP's reservation error.
A phone call should be able to fix OP's reservation error.
Last edited by Indelaware; Aug 24, 2015 at 2:07 pm
#17
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One's date of birth is not part of the ticket; except in the case where ticket is issued on a minor's-only or senior's-only fare. However, one's date of birth is recording on the associated reservation regardless of age.
A phone call should be able to fix OP's reservation error.
A phone call should be able to fix OP's reservation error.
#18
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: New York, NY
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Hi!
Booked a very small domestic hop on United for my parents, but realized I put each others DoB’s in the other persons record by mistake.
Should I call to get it fixed, or, since it’s domestic (EWR-ATL), should I even bother?
Booked a very small domestic hop on United for my parents, but realized I put each others DoB’s in the other persons record by mistake.
Should I call to get it fixed, or, since it’s domestic (EWR-ATL), should I even bother?
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However, in the very unlikely event that one of them says something, since they're both there, they only have to explain that the person who booked their tickets reversed the birth dates. The agent can easily confirm this. Again, no problem.
The only time there will be a problem is if someone known to TSA as a potential troublemaker has the name of one of your parents and the birth date of the other. While I don't know any of those four data items and have no access to TSA databases, I suspect we can safely ignore that possibility.
#21
Join Date: Sep 2017
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I agree that they're unlikely to notice. The people who check IDs against tickets will not see a DOB on the ticket. The only people who have access to both pieces of information are airline gate or check-in agents. They are unlikely to compare them and even less likely to care if they don't match.
However, in the very unlikely event that one of them says something, since they're both there, they only have to explain that the person who booked their tickets reversed the birth dates. The agent can easily confirm this. Again, no problem.
The only time there will be a problem is if someone known to TSA as a potential troublemaker has the name of one of your parents and the birth date of the other. While I don't know any of those four data items and have no access to TSA databases, I suspect we can safely ignore that possibility.
However, in the very unlikely event that one of them says something, since they're both there, they only have to explain that the person who booked their tickets reversed the birth dates. The agent can easily confirm this. Again, no problem.
The only time there will be a problem is if someone known to TSA as a potential troublemaker has the name of one of your parents and the birth date of the other. While I don't know any of those four data items and have no access to TSA databases, I suspect we can safely ignore that possibility.