The airline ticket says "Kathy" but the driver license says "Kathleen". Is this going to be a problem? Any sugestions or experience?
2006-08-31 00:05:35 · 5 answers · asked by scott h 2 in Travel ➔ Air Travel
Not at all, The Ticket reader will associate the name as such. If your name was Kathleen and your ticket said KAT, its not a common shortage of a name so they would send you back to the ticket counter.
Not a problem.
2006-08-31 22:21:51 · answer #1 · answered by natalie rose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you called the airline before you left, they would probably say you had to exchange the ticket and pay a fee... BUT.. this is only to get more money out of you. From what I have heard, almost no one has ever had a problem with FIRST names at the airport, unless they are WAY off. Like completly differant. A commen nickname, like Kathy for Kathleen, or if a name is slighty misspelled wont present a problem most likely.
You have two options, you could just tell the airline when you check in that they messed it up and to correct it on your bording pass, or play the odds that nothing will happen and go right to security. Most likely the TSA will say nothing, ask for a second form of ID as a back up, or at worst make you go back to the counter and have them fix it for you.
2006-08-31 09:55:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will be no problem. My ticket name and license are off a little like that and I have never been stopped.
2006-08-31 07:07:48 · answer #3 · answered by fffrrreeeddd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes the T.S.A. HAS BECOME MORE STRICT , BUT THEY UNDERSTAND OBVIOUS NICKNAMES AS LONG AS MIDDLE INITIAL AND LAST NAME ARE EXACT.THERE WILL BE NO PROBLEM.IF U ARE SO WORRIED CALL AIRLINE AND CHANGE NAME.IF ITS CLOSE TO DEPARTURE DATE NO PROBLEM. MOST AIRLINES LET YOU PRINT YOUR TICKET FROM HOME OR YOU MAY USE AUTOMATED MACHINE AT AIRPORT.SUPER SIMPLE
2006-08-31 08:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by 2flyhi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think so.
2006-08-31 07:08:57 · answer #5 · answered by EMAILSKIP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋