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I just read that sometime this year there's going to be a new TSA rule that the name on your ticket must exactly match what's on your ID. Like if your license has your middle name your airline ticket must have it too. I never do this --my tix always are just first and last name. I can't seem to find concrete information about when this goes into effect.
I found a press release on the TSA site that says the Secure Flight program is now operational, but it doesn't really address the name matching issue. I also found this article:
I'm not familiar with this site so I don't know how reputable they are, but they mention that starting May 1 airlines will be collecting full names for bookings. But what about those of us who booked before May 1st but are flying after May 1st (that is us!!)??
We called SouthWest and they said the names don't have to match (i.e., it's okay if our middle name isn't on the ticket even if it's on the ID) and they seemed to know nothing about this change. Ugh, I'm getting worried about our flight home. Anyone have any info to share?
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I thought this was standard practice anyways. We make sure mine is always correct because my DL doesn't match anything else like cc's, etc.
My friend goes by her middle name and when we flew last year we made sure the tickets were in her legal name.
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I don't know--my DL and Passport have my maiden name as my middle name and I've never included that middle name on an airline ticket. I always just make sure first and last is exactly like the ID (like no nicknames) but this is the first I'm hearing that the entire full middle name must be there.
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Thanks! I've been searching the TSA site but it's not really clear about those of us who booked before they were collecting this additional info but flying after. I even called the TSA and they said the names should match (i.e., full name on ticket) but then she was kind of wishy washy about whether it was mandatory and then she said to call my airline and talk to them. Ugh, she didn't seem too knowlegeable. When booking on SWA's site they don't even have a spot for middle name.
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Thanks! I've been searching the TSA site but it's not really clear about those of us who booked before they were collecting this additional info but flying after. I even called the TSA and they said the names should match but then she was kind of wishy washy about whether it was mandatory and then she said to call my airline and talk to them. Ugh, she didn't seem too knowlegeable. When booking on SWA's site they don't even have a spot for middle name.
My guess is that they will issue you new boarding passes with your full legal information if you have already booked when you get to the airport. I would maybe arrive just a little bit earlier than usual to take care of that issue if you think it will be a problem. I wouldn't overly stress about it. There will be a period of overlap.
I'd keep an eye on it though and maybe talk to airlines in advance of your flight time... like maybe a month or two before... But if you ask me... this whole flying thing is a little out of hand somedays! I guess we'll see how this affects us as time goes on.
When I book our tickets online with Northwest, it automatically issues the tickets last name, first name, middle initial (without even a space between the first name and middle initial). It doesn't give you an option to leave out the middle initial, or to include the full middle name. So I can't imagine they would be able to enforce a rule like that!
Just FYI...sometimes it is a good thing to add your middle name.
A group of military people I was a part of flew from Hawaii to Disney for our choir to perform in Magic Music Days on July 4, 2004. One young lady was of South Korean descent, but a natural born American. Unfortunately, her name is also a common one in North Korea and happened to be on the "no-fly" list. We were delayed a short time rectifying the situation with a call to our Commander who cleared TSA up (they were only doing their job). The main thing though that convinced them was her middle name on the ticket, her passport, her DL and military ID. Yeah...it was an inconvenience...but now we all laugh about it!
They do check and verify...I would just make it so your tickets match your other form of identification...as long as the airline gives you that option.
When my DH was traveling for business last month, his secretary mistakenly put his ticket in his nickname, "Tony", instead of his legal name, Anthony. They've done that many times before, I've always freaked out about that. But, he never has any problem with it. All of his ID's/DL say Anthony on them, but TSA didn't question it, and neither did Southwest. They do that when they book him rental cars too. When I booked our tix on SWA for this trip, I don't even recall there being a spot for a middle initial, let alone a place where you could put a full middle name, unless that recently changed.
I don't have a middle name - but my last name begins with St. - which opens up it's own whole bag of worms.
Every computer system handles this differently. Most will not allow the period, which is part of our legal name (and is on our driver's licenses.) Some squish it all together - most leave the space. Unfortunately - Alamo squished it all together - AND left the period in. So - when I tried to use the kiosk to check in - it didn't match, and kicked me out to the desk. So much for "Quick" silver status.
I can't imagine when the TSA starts getting involved with matching up the names exactly.
When I booked our tix on SWA for this trip, I don't even recall there being a spot for a middle initial, let alone a place where you could put a full middle name, unless that recently changed.
You're right--and I checked again today and there's still no spot for it. I'm such a worry wart I think I'll call SWA again next week before we leave just to double check that we'll be okay.
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My DH goes by his middle name socially, but all of his legal documents have his full name (including his full middle name). When we book flights on SWA, I've been able to enter his first and middle names in the first name field and it's worked most of the time. The one time it didn't, I called SWA and they manually added his middle name to the reservation!
Hope this helps!
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We're just getting information on this at work now. It starts for travel after May 1.
We have been told we are required to capture the following:
Domestic Flights - Full name (first, middle, last), date of birth and gender
International Flights - All of the above, plus passport number and country of issue.
I have to read the really (really!) long document we received at work in its entirety before the end of the month so I can add the needed info to all my existing reservations on May 1.
We've been told the low cost carriers (Southwest, Jet Blue, Air Tran) have not yet changed their websites to capture this info for TSA.
I'll keep you posted as I learn more over the next few weeks.
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and they said the names should match (i.e., full name on ticket) but then she was kind of wishy washy about whether it was mandatory and then she said to call my airline and talk to them. Ugh, she didn't seem too knowlegeable. When booking on SWA's site they don't even have a spot for middle name.
I guess we'll see how this affects us as time goes on.
Danielle Harmon
I think I'll call SWA again next week before we leave just to double check that we'll be okay.
I've been jingled! Thanks Sandy!
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