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Because their document such as a passport has a middle name, but the reservation did not?
I was in a hurry and ordered 3 airline tix, and I didn't put our middle names. Two people offered "scary" stories, that people they knew had to tear up their tix because of such an omission. When pressed for details, there were none (so was this a rumor).
I googled, and found multiple examples of people saying, they've flown 20+ years without a middle name domestically, but unsure of international flights.
Have to admit I felt uncomfortable. The thought of forfeiting $4,701 and missing a flight wasn't exactly a pleasant one.
United assured us nothing to worry about.
Now that we've flown and come back, I can say from experience, it didn't matter.
I'm just wondering if anyone can say, yes, I didn't put my middle name on my airline reservation, my US Passport has one, and I had to throw away my ticket and could not use it.
Or if it's just one of those scary wives' tales...if I had to guess, and it's nothing more than a guess, the first, and last, names, must absolutely be correct, and if they are not, one will not be able to fly. This isn't the same as not putting a middle name on an airline reservation.
Example, your name is John Good. Your reservation is Johnny B. Goode. You can't fly like that
I was in a hurry and ordered 3 airline tix, and I didn't put our middle names. Two people offered "scary" stories, that people they knew had to tear up their tix because of such an omission. When pressed for details, there were none (so was this a rumor).
I googled, and found multiple examples of people saying, they've flown 20+ years without a middle name domestically, but unsure of international flights.
Have to admit I felt uncomfortable. The thought of forfeiting $4,701 and missing a flight wasn't exactly a pleasant one.
United assured us nothing to worry about.
Now that we've flown and come back, I can say from experience, it didn't matter.
I'm just wondering if anyone can say, yes, I didn't put my middle name on my airline reservation, my US Passport has one, and I had to throw away my ticket and could not use it.
Or if it's just one of those scary wives' tales...if I had to guess, and it's nothing more than a guess, the first, and last, names, must absolutely be correct, and if they are not, one will not be able to fly. This isn't the same as not putting a middle name on an airline reservation.
Example, your name is John Good. Your reservation is Johnny B. Goode. You can't fly like that