"Secure Flight" and Name Issues
Jun 17, 2010 | 9:36 pm
#31
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: SFO
Programs: AC SE, AA EXP MM, BA Silver, UA Gold MM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Titanium, HH Dia, IHG Plat
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First Name and Middle Name Problem
Flying several itins on AS domestic recently. When booking award tickets, as demanded I used my real first name as the traveler, as opposed to the middle name I use for everything else: common speech, AS Mileage Plan account, credit cards, etc. As a result, I wasn't able to use online checkin for either me or my wife (same PNR), and we had to do this at the airport. Seat change capability suffered, and we had to arrive a little earlier.
Lesson: put middle name in the "first name" box. Leave middle name blank. My identification shows all three names in full, so there shouldn't be a problem at the TSA checkpoint. Anyone with experience to the contrary, please weigh in.
Lesson: put middle name in the "first name" box. Leave middle name blank. My identification shows all three names in full, so there shouldn't be a problem at the TSA checkpoint. Anyone with experience to the contrary, please weigh in.
Jun 18, 2010 | 10:26 am
#32
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: IAD
Programs: *wood Gold
Posts: 1,780
My company's travel agents made us do this. We were going to get in trouble with our management if we didn't put full name, db, and gender in the TA's website.
I dragged my feet, but since I don't have another job lined up I did comply. I haven't updated anything else though and i'm not sure what their booking site does with the info.
I dragged my feet, but since I don't have another job lined up I did comply. I haven't updated anything else though and i'm not sure what their booking site does with the info.