Does your middle name have to be on your boarding pass Ryanair?

For security reasons, the first name and surname on your booking must match the names on your travel document(s). We do not require middle name or second/double-barrelled surnames for flights. For information on how to change a name on your booking, please visit our Name Change FAQs here.



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Answer: As part of the TSA's Secure Flight Program, the names on airline tickets must match the name on passports. We recommend that you contact the airline you are traveling with to see if they can provide a solution for the name mismatch.

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From a legal standpoint, the only rule in the U.S. is that the name on your booking must match the name on your passport, driver's license, or any other form of ID accepted by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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Fees will be applied to changes made outside of the 24-hour grace period. The name-change fee is a preventative measure to discourage and prevent unauthorised online travel agents from 'screenscraping' Ryanair's cheapest fares and reselling them on to unwitting consumers at hugely inflated costs.

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The fact that a middle name does not show on a ticket does not matter, but it is absolutely necessary that the information given to the carrier regarding the passport be the very same one (first name, middle name, if any, last name) as what the passport really shows.

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Do I need to put my middle name on my airline ticket easyJet? However, the Middle names are NOT a requirement for easyJet tickets. If there are 2 people or more that may share same name, then this might be an issue, but as long as the first name and surname match the API document, then they are good.

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You can change the name on most flight tickets but the airline will normally charge you an administration fee to do so. Some airlines will allow you to change the name on your reservation because of a spelling mistake but won't allow you to transfer your flight to somebody else.

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If you've misspelled your middle name when booking your flight, you likely don't need to do anything at all. Airlines rely most heavily on passengers' first and last names. Some airlines don't print middle names on boarding passes even when it was included with the booking.

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The evidence received by MoneySavingExpert shows “a clear pattern” according to Lewis: passengers were booking flights for a second person (or more) with different surnames; they claim Ryanair's booking system automatically changed their companions' surnames to be the same as the lead passenger's or account holder's ...

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The cost of changing the name on your flight ticket will depend entirely on the airline. Some airlines allow one free correction per ticket. Others will charge a “correction fee” or a “change fee” that can range from $50 to $200.

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Secure Flight requires airlines to ask for the following information when a passenger makes a reservation: full name, date of birth, and gender. Providing the additional information will help prevent misidentification.

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