Hi guys,
(a bit off-topic but needs some advice)
I'm flying to DC (via LAX) today and when I was checking in, I was told that my last name and first name gets switched.
I was able to check in from the China side, but not sure if it will also be ok when I leave America. I think name change is not allowed, anyone had similar experience before?
Best regards, Benjamin Chen / User:Bencmq
Hi Chen,
I'm not a local, but I don't think that'll be a problem. It has happened to me a couple of times when flying from Dubai. As long as the spellings are same, and no words are added/removed, generally there shouldn't be any problem.
Rehman [[User:Rehman]]
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:46:32 +0800 From: cnchenminqi@gmail.com To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimania-l] Last name & first name reversed
Hi guys,
(a bit off-topic but needs some advice) I'm flying to DC (via LAX) today and when I was checking in, I was told that my last name and first name gets switched. I was able to check in from the China side, but not sure if it will also be ok when I leave America. I think name change is not allowed, anyone had similar experience before?
Best regards,Benjamin Chen / User:Bencmq
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Great to know that! Thanks!
Best regards, [[User:Bencmq]] / Benjamin Chen
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 7:35 PM, Rehman Wikimedia <rehman.wikimedia@live.com
wrote:
Hi Chen,
I'm not a local, but I don't think that'll be a problem. It has happened to me a couple of times when flying from Dubai. As long as the spellings are same, and no words are added/removed, generally there shouldn't be any problem.
Rehman [[User:Rehman]]
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:46:32 +0800 From: cnchenminqi@gmail.com To: wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: [Wikimania-l] Last name & first name reversed
Hi guys,
(a bit off-topic but needs some advice)
I'm flying to DC (via LAX) today and when I was checking in, I was told that my last name and first name gets switched.
I was able to check in from the China side, but not sure if it will also be ok when I leave America. I think name change is not allowed, anyone had similar experience before?
Best regards, Benjamin Chen / User:Bencmq
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The closest I've come to that situation is having airline computer systems merge my first and middle names ("Thomas Michael Dalton" becomes "Thomasmichael Dalton"), which has happened multiple times. It causes problems with checking in online because the website expects you to enter your name in the exact format it appears on their records, but it has never caused a problem when dealing with real people at the airport who can tell the difference between a computer glitch and someone travelling under the wrong name.
On 10 July 2012 06:46, Benjamin Chen cnchenminqi@gmail.com wrote:
Hi guys,
(a bit off-topic but needs some advice)
I'm flying to DC (via LAX) today and when I was checking in, I was told that my last name and first name gets switched.
I was able to check in from the China side, but not sure if it will also be ok when I leave America. I think name change is not allowed, anyone had similar experience before?
Best regards, Benjamin Chen / User:Bencmq
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This happened to me once. I called the airline (American) and they reissued the tickets at no charge.
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 3:46 AM, Benjamin Chen cnchenminqi@gmail.comwrote:
Hi guys,
(a bit off-topic but needs some advice)
I'm flying to DC (via LAX) today and when I was checking in, I was told that my last name and first name gets switched.
I was able to check in from the China side, but not sure if it will also be ok when I leave America. I think name change is not allowed, anyone had similar experience before?
Best regards, Benjamin Chen / User:Bencmq
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