Travel planning often comes with a fair share of to-dos, from choosing the right flight to packing, visa checks, and more. But what happens when a seemingly small but critical detail like a passenger’s name on a ticket is wrong? Can you ask KLM to change the name? What if you need to transfer the … Read more

Booking a flight can be exciting, but it’s also easy to make a small mistake during the process. One of the most common errors passengers’ faces is a misspelled name on their ticket. Since airlines require the name on your boarding pass to match your passport or government-issued ID exactly, even a minor typo can … Read more

When booking a flight, one of the most important details to enter correctly is the passenger’s name. Airlines require that the name on the ticket exactly matches the name on the traveler’s passport or government-issued ID. Even a small mismatch like a missing letter or reversed order can create serious issues at check-in or even … Read more

What “name correction” means (and why it matters) On airlines, “name correction” means fixing minor mistakes in the name on your ticket so it matches the name in your travel ID (passport or government ID). Typical examples are: A transposed letter (Jhon → John) A missing or extra letter (Sara → Sarah) Adding/removing a middle … Read more

Booking an airline ticket requires careful attention to detail, especially when it comes to entering your personal information. Among the most crucial details on an airline ticket is the passenger’s name. Even a small misspelling can lead to complications during check-in, boarding, or immigration. To address such issues, many airlines, including KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, … Read more

Booking an airline ticket requires utmost accuracy, especially when entering personal details such as the passenger’s name. Air France, like most major airlines, maintains strict rules to ensure that the name on the ticket matches the name on the passport or government-issued identification. But what happens if you make a mistake, or if you wish … Read more

Booking flight tickets may seem simple, but even the most careful travelers can make small mistakes while entering details. One of the most common errors is a misspelled passenger name. If you are flying with Air France and suddenly realize that your name has been misspelled on the ticket, you may start to panic. After … Read more

most individual tickets issued by Lufthansa Group airlines, Lufthansa abolished the name-correction fee effective July 1, 2024. That means fixing a spelling mistake or aligning the ticket with a legal name change is generally free as long as it’s the same traveler and your ticket meets the criteria. Tickets are still not transferable to a … Read more

What Lufthansa explicitly allows—and what it doesn’t Allowed: Name corrections, not transfers Lufthansa does not allow transferring a ticket to another person. If someone else needs to fly, a new ticket must be purchased. What is allowed: corrections to the name for the same traveler, either due to spelling errors or a legal name change … Read more

What Lufthansa does allow, in most cases, are name corrections to fix spelling mistakes or to reflect a legal change of name (e.g., after marriage, divorce, or other court-recognized changes). These are corrections to keep the ticket matching the same traveler’s government ID not a swap to a new traveler. Lufthansa Group guidance and third-party … Read more