<div dir="ltr">Your friend could change his or her name:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-man-legally-changed-his-name-to-avoid-booking-error-fee-on-ryanair-2015-06-05">http://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-man-legally-changed-his-name-to-avoid-booking-error-fee-on-ryanair-2015-06-05</a><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 31 July 2015 at 17:26, James Addison <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jay@jp-hosting.net" target="_blank">jay@jp-hosting.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hey NB,<br>
<br>
Out of interest, has anyone had any experience dealing with name<br>
changes relating to flights?<br>
<br>
I have the frustrating situation that I booked a flight for a friend<br>
under a name that I've known them by since I met them, but it turns<br>
out that isn't the name they have on the generally-accepted forms of<br>
ID (driver license, passport).<br>
<br>
Since it's not a maiden name change, nor a legal name change, nor a<br>
typo, I'm running into dead ends even after attempting to escalate<br>
with the airline.  Unfortunately the only solution for now appears to<br>
be to re-book.  But thought I'd ask just in case anyone has any<br>
experience with this.<br>
<br>
(fortunately this isn't international travel / camp-related, but it's<br>
still not a trivial amount of monies to rebook)<br>
<br>
I did find this lovely little snippet of authority-speak while reading<br>
about the issue on the TSA's website:  "Over time, passengers should<br>
strive to obtain consistency between the name on their ID and their<br>
travel information."<br>
<br>
:(<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Jay<br>
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