Using a fake name on booking?
May 23, 2014 | 2:58 am
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Using a fake name on booking?
I though it is illegal to use a fake name on your booking and it had to match your passport?
Prince William and Kate Middleton used common British surname for flight home from Australia (but gave the game away by checking in 90 bags)
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May 23, 2014 | 3:26 am
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It's not illegal to have a booking in a fake name. In most circumstances it is illegal to travel on fake identities. But that's two separate things. A third aspect is that generally airlines are reluctant to change a booking from one name to another, particularly at the airport, however in certain circumstances they may be willing to do so.
May 23, 2014 | 4:02 am
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May 23, 2014 | 5:32 am
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When I worked for a well known security and protection company this would happen all the time, most travelling staff above a certain level travelled under an alias - and always if they were transporting something (Damien Hirst's 'For The Love Of God' was the one I was involved in)
May 23, 2014 | 6:07 am
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And yes it would have been for security reasons and yes the airline would have been more than aware of who the real passengers were.
Given that they were invited to Australia by the Australian Government and the visit was also approved of by the UK Government I somehow think they knew all about this and were OK about it.
May 23, 2014 | 6:10 am
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The article says they used an alias which is not the same as a fake name.
And yes it would have been for security reasons and yes the airline would have been more than aware of who the real passengers were.
Given that they were invited to Australia by the Australian Government and the visit was also approved of by the UK Government I somehow think they knew all about this and were OK about it.
And yes it would have been for security reasons and yes the airline would have been more than aware of who the real passengers were.
Given that they were invited to Australia by the Australian Government and the visit was also approved of by the UK Government I somehow think they knew all about this and were OK about it.
May 23, 2014 | 6:22 am
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To be honest, I'm not sure how it worked - everything on the booking was under the alias name, but I used my passport when going through security etc. I assume the company dealt directly with the airline, and there would be a flag in the system that security and gate personnel would understand
I was in the IT security side of things when I worked for them, so that's why they had me travel under an alias - knew vulnerabilities in their network etc - never actually did any transportation myself.
I was in the IT security side of things when I worked for them, so that's why they had me travel under an alias - knew vulnerabilities in their network etc - never actually did any transportation myself.