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Why is there no space between my first and middle name on airline ticket?

Many reservations systems do not have a middle name field, so they just combine it with your first name.



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Will this cause problems when boarding? There is no problem with your name on your ticket as long as it is shown exactly the same on your passport excluding spaces in between. Due to system reasons spaces will not be shown and the first and the second names will join together on e-tickets.

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Spaces don't matter. In fact, my full name is made up of multiple words. Even though on my own booking, I see the spaces correctly, they are often all put together without the spaces even on the airline's own website.

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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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TSA rules say the name on the boarding pass must exactly match the passenger's government-issued ID presented at the security checkpoint.

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This process includes checking a person's name, date of birth, and gender information. Verifying accurate names, including middle names, helps avoid misidentification. Secure Flight data on each passenger is the information airlines are required to collect by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

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Even though your boarding pass may not match your government-issued ID (i.e. your middle name is not on it), if your passenger information is correct, there will not be a problem. Bottom Line: Even if you forget to put your middle name in when booking your ticket, chances are there will be no issues when flying.

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Yes! While most security officers will not refuse you entry for a missing or transposed letter, there are countries and staff that will. Heightened security on airlines will also make this more likely. If the name on your ticket and passport don't match, you need to get the ticket changed.

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Middle names do not matter. The rule of thumb is that the name on the ticket has to match your name on your passport without regards to name order or capitalization.

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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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Does it matter if my middle name is not on my boarding pass 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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