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Forgot to enter Middle name at time of booking air tickets

mthakurwani

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Hello friends, I need some suggestions/advise from your past experiences if you had any. My mother is a widow.My mother will travel on visitor visa to canada. I forgot to enter the middle name at the time of booking airtickets for my mother. The flights are Jet airways from india to canada and its Air India from Canada to India. I booked myself through Cleartrip. As per the talk with Jet, I think they would be lenient towards the issue but Air India is totally hesitating to add any remark in the itenerary, they are asking me to cancel and rebook the tickets.

Has anyone ever travelled to canada from india with middle name in their passports, but no middle name in the air ticket? If so, were there any issues at the airports during boarding?

Your help would be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
 

Bryanna

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Hello friends, I need some suggestions/advise from your past experiences if you had any. My mother is a widow.My mother will travel on visitor visa to canada. I forgot to enter the middle name at the time of booking airtickets for my mother. The flights are Jet airways from india to canada and its Air India from Canada to India. I booked myself through Cleartrip. As per the talk with Jet, I think they would be lenient towards the issue but Air India is totally hesitating to add any remark in the itenerary, they are asking me to cancel and rebook the tickets.

Has anyone ever travelled to canada from india with middle name in their passports, but no middle name in the air ticket? If so, were there any issues at the airports during boarding?

Your help would be highly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Personally, I have never included my middle name while booking tickets and I've not faced problems in getting boarding passes with Jet Airways or Air India.

If Air India still insists then your mom can have her middle name included by pen at the Check-in desk. Or better still, fly another airline
 
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mthakurwani

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Personally, I have never included my middle name while booking tickets and I've not faced problems in getting boarding passes with Jet Airways or Air India.

If Air India still insists then your mom can have her middle name included by pen at the Check-in desk. Or better still, fly another airline

Thank you for your reply . One question though, Do you fly in Jet or Air-India to Canada? Can my mother submit any affidavit/notary regarding the middle name miss in the airticket booking process?
 

Bryanna

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I have flown Jet Airways many times. No problems. I have avoided Air India ever since I had a bad experience flying with my sibling when we were young children. But then that's my personal choice.

The airline will check the name in her passport. An affidavit is not required
 

mthakurwani

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Thanks again for your prompt reply. The only worry i have is with Air India. I don't know what to do? You said that you travelled in Air India without mentioning the middle name, right?
 

Bryanna

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Thanks again for your prompt reply. The only worry i have is with Air India. I don't know what to do? You said that you travelled in Air India without mentioning the middle name, right?
I cannot remember when I've included my middle name while booking air tickets.

Air India has code sharing with Air Canada. So, do check if (for example) your mom has a AC flight from YYZ to LHR... and then the LHR-BOM/DEL by AI. In this case, she will get boarding passes (and the middle name will not matter)
 
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mthakurwani

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You are simply super fast in your replies, Thanks again.Yes you are right, its Air Canada from YYZ to LHR and Air India from LHR to Ahmedabad. So in this case, should i contact Air Canada instead of breaking my head with Air India?
 

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Hey @bellaluna and Original Poster, please tell me your outcome if possible. I have booked BOM - YYZ of Jet Airways and did not include my middle name [ 2nd part of Given name as per passport] would i be allowed to board the flight?
 

bellaluna

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Hey @bellaluna and Original Poster, please tell me your outcome if possible. I have booked BOM - YYZ of Jet Airways and did not include my middle name [ 2nd part of Given name as per passport] would i be allowed to board the flight?
Yes.

I fly without my middle name all the time, no worries.