Ray
This is a final follow-up to my daeghtur's problem. (See my posting of 20 March).On the return trip from London to Brisbane with Emirates including a flight change in Dubai, questions were again raised at check-in over the spelling error on the ticket (one letter was wrong in the given name).Fortunately Emirates, following telephone calls before the outward flight, had made a note about the problem in the computer, so after some checking, my daeghtur was allowed on board all flights both outwards and return.I would again emphasise that the first name and family name on a ticket MUST be the same as that on the passport, if one is to avoid problems either major or minor.If there is a discrapancy, contact the airline and try to sort it out before you fly.You cannot expect check-in personnel who do not have English (or American) as their mother language to be able to understand that a slight mis-spelling does not indicate a completely different person.It is in everybody's interests that the person boarding is correctly identified.
Ray This is a final follow-up to my daeghtur's problem. (See my posting of 20 March).On the return trip from London to Brisbane with Emirates including a flight change in Dubai, questions were again raised at check-in over the spelling error on the ticket (one letter was wrong in the given name).Fortunately Emirates, following telephone calls before the outward flight, had made a note about the problem in the computer, so after some checking, my daeghtur was allowed on board all flights both outwards and return.I would again emphasise that the first name and family name on a ticket MUST be the same as that on the passport, if one is to avoid problems either major or minor.If there is a discrapancy, contact the airline and try to sort it out before you fly.You cannot expect check-in personnel who do not have English (or American) as their mother language to be able to understand that a slight mis-spelling does not indicate a completely different person.It is in everybody's interests that the person boarding is correctly identified.