refused boading at LHR due to nicknames on booking

jackieblack

unforeseen wrote: »

It is standard that passport must match tickets.

agrinnall wrote: »

every flight I have booked online for at least the last 10 years (and probably longer) is absolutely clear that you must provide the name exactly as specified on the travel document (passport for UK citizens)

jonesMUFCforever wrote: »

Every flight I have ever purchased online has a warning somewhere that the names must match the passport!

Exactly as the above, and the few times I have booked by phone they have also emphasised this, several times

Hermione_Granger

richardw wrote: »

Ste can easily be extended to Stephen with the addition of four letters, it’s not being changed to Simon. Things aren’t being changed, just corrected.

If four letters are being added to what is stated on the ticket then of course it's being changed.

steve1500

richardw wrote: »

Ste can easily be extended to Stephen with the addition of four letters, it’s not being changed to Simon. Things aren’t being changed, just corrected.

Yes but also Stefan, Steven

Bollo2019

I can't quite believe in this day and age you thought an airline would be cool with your name on your booking not matching the name in your passport.

bradders1983

steve1500 wrote: »

Yes but also Stefan, Steven

....Steve, Stellios, Stefano, Stewart, Stevie,...

peachyprice

richardw wrote: »

Ste can easily be extended to Stephen with the addition of four letters, it’s not being changed to Simon. Things aren’t being changed, just corrected.

It can also be extended to Stefan, Stephan, Stephanos, Stephanie. None of whom are OP. Full given names are used for a reason Ste is not OP's given name.

By your logic I can book a tickets using the name 'N' and expect them to change it to my full name at the airport and let me board, even though 'N' doesn't match my passport, after all my full name is only a 3 letter extension.

jackieblack

steve1500 wrote: »

Yes but also Stefan, Steven

bradders1983 wrote: »

....Steve, Stellios, Stefano, Stewart, Stevie,...

Stephanie, Stefania, Stella :cool:

bradders1983

pollypenny wrote: »

Surely your sister knows your names. It's not brain surgery that formal names are needed in most circumstances.

Just done a dummy search for London to Chile flights on the mobile version of Opodo and at the point when you start entering each name the words "As appears on travel document (e.g. Amelia)" appears.

I assume the same happens on the web version.

So the sister of the OP missed this warning. Four times.

Bollo2019

Looking forward to booking my next flights under "McLovin"