Comments on: Airline Ticket name change debate http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-148893 Darren Cronian Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:33:40 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-148893 I have decided to close comments on this post as I think we have taken it as far as we can. The moral of the story is check and double check your details when booking your flight online. Legally consumers agree to the airlines booking terms and conditions, so basically have to adhere to the charges for making booking changes. I know it seems extreme to charge such larges amounts of money for changes, but as a consumer it is YOUR responsibility to check and double check the booking details before booking - just take a few minutes to check all details. I have decided to close comments on this post as I think we have taken it as far as we can.

The moral of the story is check and double check your details when booking your flight online. Legally consumers agree to the airlines booking terms and conditions, so basically have to adhere to the charges for making booking changes.

I know it seems extreme to charge such larges amounts of money for changes, but as a consumer it is YOUR responsibility to check and double check the booking details before booking – just take a few minutes to check all details.

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]]> By: Kate http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-148349 Kate Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:55:56 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-148349 My boyfriend is a refugee from Vietnam. He has no birth certificate and his citizenship certificate lists his name in the Vietnamese way – Middle name, first name, last name. This is because his father wrote it this way for him on the citizenship certificate form and it was transferred onto the certificate itself. All his other ID, his drivers license, everything, has his name listed as normal – First name, middle name, last name. We booked international flights before he got his passport and then applied for the passport. However, the passport office would only issue a passport with his name listed as it is on the citizenship certificate – with his middle name as his first name. All his other ID, with his name around the other way was used to support the passport application, which was approved and issued this week with his middle name as his first name and vice versa. His ticket only lists his first name and last name. What are the chances of us getting his ticket changed? We have no problem paying a fee to change this, we just need to get him on the plane. He has a drivers license and lots of other ID that match the name on his ticket, and his passport has both names on it, but it is not an exact match. it is an internation flight from Sydney to LA. My boyfriend is a refugee from Vietnam. He has no birth certificate and his citizenship certificate lists his name in the Vietnamese way – Middle name, first name, last name. This is because his father wrote it this way for him on the citizenship certificate form and it was transferred onto the certificate itself.

All his other ID, his drivers license, everything, has his name listed as normal – First name, middle name, last name. We booked international flights before he got his passport and then applied for the passport. However, the passport office would only issue a passport with his name listed as it is on the citizenship certificate – with his middle name as his first name. All his other ID, with his name around the other way was used to support the passport application, which was approved and issued this week with his middle name as his first name and vice versa. His ticket only lists his first name and last name.

What are the chances of us getting his ticket changed? We have no problem paying a fee to change this, we just need to get him on the plane. He has a drivers license and lots of other ID that match the name on his ticket, and his passport has both names on it, but it is not an exact match. it is an internation flight from Sydney to LA.

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]]> By: ian http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-147447 ian Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:13:50 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-147447 I have purchased a ticket from RYANAIR for my mother to fly to Ireland for a family weddding, stupidly I put my first name instead of hers,, and RYANAIR want £100 for a name change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will actually be cheaper to buy a new ticket and repay for the baggage!This, to me at least, is absolutey disgusting, How are they allowed to charge such ridiculous prices when there are no tickets(its online check-in) and a simple name s all it is!!!!!!!!!!Absolutely disgusted I have purchased a ticket from RYANAIR for my mother to fly to Ireland for a family weddding, stupidly I put my first name instead of hers,, and RYANAIR want £100 for a name change!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It will actually be cheaper to buy a new ticket and repay for the baggage!This, to me at least, is absolutey disgusting, How are they allowed to charge such ridiculous prices when there are no tickets(its online check-in) and a simple name s all it is!!!!!!!!!!Absolutely disgusted

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]]> By: Emma Bullivant http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-147219 Emma Bullivant Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:44:51 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-147219 I am sorry Lisal but I have to disagree, if the airline advertised the flight at cheap cost then they should be charging to cover any overheads. I realise there can be an admin charge like car insurance (they usualy charge £20-£50 for paperwork changes). I was charged £200 to change only the first name because my relative had died four months before any paperwork has even been issued. Not fair at all. I am sorry Lisal but I have to disagree, if the airline advertised the flight at cheap cost then they should be charging to cover any overheads.
I realise there can be an admin charge like car insurance (they usualy charge £20-£50 for paperwork changes). I was charged £200 to change only the first name because my relative had died four months before any paperwork has even been issued.
Not fair at all.

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]]> By: Mike http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-147201 Mike Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:14:27 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/2007/06/29/airline-ticket-name-change-debate/#comment-147201 Well written lisal! My feelings entirely. If people cannot spell their own name when they book a ticket, what is the world coming to! Well written lisal!

My feelings entirely.

If people cannot spell their own name when they book a ticket, what is the world coming to!

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