I don't get this whole name issue with tickets. With the exception of security states that require you to tell immigration in advance that you are coming, nobody really cares who uses the ticket.
Revenue scraping apart, the airlines don't care who flies. There's a reason people are referred to as 'bums on seats' in this context.
Immigration at the remote end don't care who arrives, as long as their passport is valid.
We recently took 6 flights in China. The names on one of the tickets were wrong for each of these and nobody batted an eye-lid.
The originating flights ex-Dublin and Amsterdam also had the same errors and nobody noticed.
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A Chairde,
I booked a flight for Saturday Dublin - London - Toronto thru ebookers, and put my abbreviated first name on the ticket, I forgot the name on ticket had to be name on passport.
The abbreviated name is 4 digits out from full name, what actions would be wise, as I asked ebookers , and they said cancel and rebook ....
A Chairde,
I booked a flight for Saturday Dublin - London - Toronto thru ebookers, and put my abbreviated first name on the ticket, I forgot the name on ticket had to be name on passport.
The abbreviated name is 4 digits out from full name, what actions would be wise, as I asked ebookers , and they said cancel and rebook ....
Why should it be? I presume that they charge a fixed fee for this service so if the ticket cost a lot more than this then you would not be complaining? Anyway - when booking if you don't like the terms & conditions, including those covering name changes/transfers, then shop around for an alternative offering.But how can they charge more than the actual fare, really it should be a percentage of the fare??
But how can they charge more than the actual fare, really it should be a percentage of the fare??
If you read some of the related threads on this issue then you will see that some airlines (even Ryanair in some or all cases) will not charge for this sort of change. On the other hand if somebody can't even get the name (often their own!) right when booking then it's hardly surprising that the airline may charge a fee for changing it. It's not that difficult to review the booking details before hitting submit!Personally I do not think there should be any charge if it is a obivious mistake that needs to be changed such as a typo....but the full charge should apply to substitute a different person.
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