Two last names help!
Feb 11, 2014 | 3:01 pm
#1
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Two last names help!
Now this has never happened to me, because this is the first time I don't book a plane ticket for myself.
A friend of mine booked a ticket for me, being from Mexico two last names apear on the passport, however on the ticket the two last names appear together
The passport reads Last Name: Smith Jones First Name: Daniel, but the ticket reads: Last name: Smithjones First Name: Daniel
Am I bound to get in trouble when checking in/ with the TSA?
The ticket is still within the 24H cancellation window, what should I do?
A friend of mine booked a ticket for me, being from Mexico two last names apear on the passport, however on the ticket the two last names appear together
The passport reads Last Name: Smith Jones First Name: Daniel, but the ticket reads: Last name: Smithjones First Name: Daniel
Am I bound to get in trouble when checking in/ with the TSA?
The ticket is still within the 24H cancellation window, what should I do?
Feb 12, 2014 | 1:01 am
#3
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But then, they'll do that anyway with anything more complicated than "Smith".
Feb 12, 2014 | 1:11 am
#4
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I have on multiple occasions flown with a boarding pass which could not accomodate the "Junior" in my legal name, and so labeled me as "LASTNAMEJR FIRSTNAME".
Never had a problem with it. Would assume that a multiple-last-name situation is the same (and is likely so common as not to arouse comment).
Never had a problem with it. Would assume that a multiple-last-name situation is the same (and is likely so common as not to arouse comment).
Feb 12, 2014 | 8:00 am
#5
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I have a hyphenated last name. On some airlines it has the hyphen, sometimes just a space, sometimes it's one long last name. I've never run into an issue with TSA, CBP or immigration in other countries.
Feb 12, 2014 | 8:38 am
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(Apparently FTANGFTANGOLEBISCUITBARREL/T leaves too much room for doubt, whereas SMITH/JANET is fine...)
Feb 12, 2014 | 11:15 am
#7
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I have never had a problem with this. As stated above, the airline computer will remove all non-alpha characters such as hyphens or spaces and will compress everything together. Ms Sandra Smith-Jones becomes SMITHJONES/SANDRA/MS or something similar. I wouldn't worry about it.
Feb 13, 2014 | 5:00 am
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No problem whatsoever. Ancient airline systems will splice names together like that and as long as the words match, the spaces are irrelevant.
Feb 18, 2014 | 6:40 pm
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My wife's first and middle names are hyphenated together (she is Asian); no problem with boarding passses, TSA, or CBP.