Name on RyanAir ticket abbreviated in passport
I have booked flight tickets for a large group of people. Unbeknownst to me, one of the passengers has two family names, and the one I used, is actually abbreviated in the passport (I know, weird). In example:
"Oliver Doe" on the ticket
"Oliver D. Smith" in the passport
I've told him that this is not a problem, but he is not easilly conviced. Personally I never use my full name, and I also change the spelling of my name to better suit ancient ticket systems that does not accept weird characters. I'm up to roughly 200 flights without issues. ;)
The passenger has a driving license with his full name, and the flight is within Schengen – return trip Denmark to Hungary on a Danish passport.
The biggest problem, is that we are flying RyanAir, who do not accept driving license as ID. Changing the name on the ticket costs €110, meaning we're probably better off buying a new ticket. Not even sure if the name change fee includes the return trip.
Will he get away with the abbreviation, if he has a driving license to "back it up"? Of course both his passport and driving license has photo, so it would be hard to argue that it's a different person – but I've heard RyanAir may be unreasonably strict.
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Does the name on the plane ticket have to be exact as the passport?
Definitely not. Under the Transportation Security Administration's (T.S.A.) rules, the name on the boarding pass must match the passenger's government-issued ID.Can you use a shortened name on a plane ticket?
With most airlines you won't have a problem. For example, if the person's name in James but the name on the ticket is Jim, that will be fine. A few airlines might try to screw you out of a "name-change fee".What name do I put on my flight ticket?
What name do you put on the flight ticket? When booking a ticket, you always use your first given name and last name as it appears on your passport or identity card. It often happens that people use their nickname, even though it does not appear on their passport.Do you need to put middle names on flight tickets Ryanair?
We do not require middle names or second surnames for flight bookings - one letter spelling errors do not need to be changed.RyanAir check in for boarding pass (ENGLISH SUBTITLE)
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