Name change on Ryanair Flight

[Rev Limit]

Quick question...

I'm flying from Gatwick to Glasgow in July with Ryanair. My friend booked the tickets but mistakenly put my name on the booking down as 'Alex' when on my passport it shows 'Alexander'.

Will I need to change the booking, and incur a fee? Or will it be ok?

My photocard drivers license also shows Alexander...

Cheers

[Silver993tt]

Rev Limit said:

Quick question...

I'm flying from Gatwick to Glasgow in July with Ryanair. My friend booked the tickets but mistakenly put my name on the booking down as 'Alex' when on my passport it shows 'Alexander'.

Will I need to change the booking, and incur a fee? Or will it be ok?

My photocard drivers license also shows Alexander...

Cheers

Why don't you contact Ryanair?

[BigMacDaddy]

I inadvertantly mis-spelled a friend's name on a Ryanair flight booking earlier this year; I contacted them via the website online chat tool and it was corrected in about 5 mins flat, no charge.

[Chucklehead]

I was told most airlines have a character limit for name changes before you get in to fees. 4 character was their example, so you might need to drop the R

[Beetnik]

Silver993tt said:

Why don't you contact Ryanair?

'cos he'll get the one correct answer in 5 minutes instead of two days and three pages of opinions with no way of knowing which, if any, is the correct answer - it's the PH way.

[Silver993tt]

Beetnik said:

Silver993tt said:

Why don't you contact Ryanair?

'cos he'll get the one correct answer in 5 minutes instead of two days and three pages of opinions with no way of knowing which, if any, is the correct answer - it's the PH way.

Absolute rubbish. You simply use the online chat service on their website. I used this to get a refund for a friend who made a double booking on the same flight by mistake. Took less than 10 mins and then the whole converstaion is emailed to your specified email address as a record. Worked very well and would trust talking to the airline far more than an anonymous 'recommendation' from the internet when booking flights.

[Blib]

Silver993tt said:

Beetnik said:

Silver993tt said:

Why don't you contact Ryanair?

'cos he'll get the one correct answer in 5 minutes instead of two days and three pages of opinions with no way of knowing which, if any, is the correct answer - it's the PH way.

Absolute rubbish. You simply use the online chat service on their website. I used this to get a refund for a friend who made a double booking on the same flight by mistake. Took less than 10 mins and then the whole converstaion is emailed to your specified email address as a record. Worked very well and would trust talking to the airline far more than an anonymous 'recommendation' from the internet when booking flights.

Where's the whoosh parrot?

[Rev Limit]

Used their live chat service as soon as it opened this morning and they sorted it within 5 minutes for free. Quite surprised to be honest, previous experience of budget airlines is that they'll use any excuse to squeeze you for some money.

Thanks for the replies and kudos to Ryanair

[acer12]

Rev Limit said:

Used their live chat service as soon as it opened this morning and they sorted it within 5 minutes for free. Quite surprised to be honest, previous experience of budget airlines is that they'll use any excuse to squeeze you for some money.

Thanks for the replies and kudos to Ryanair

Where are all the ryanair bashers who appear in large numbers when there is something negative to post about ryanair?

[so called]

Blib said:

Silver993tt said:

Beetnik said:

Silver993tt said:

Why don't you contact Ryanair?

'cos he'll get the one correct answer in 5 minutes instead of two days and three pages of opinions with no way of knowing which, if any, is the correct answer - it's the PH way.

Absolute rubbish. You simply use the online chat service on their website. I used this to get a refund for a friend who made a double booking on the same flight by mistake. Took less than 10 mins and then the whole converstaion is emailed to your specified email address as a record. Worked very well and would trust talking to the airline far more than an anonymous 'recommendation' from the internet when booking flights.

Where's the whoosh parrot?

[so called]

I've had this problem twice and both times it was a headache at the airport.
The first time, in the US, was shortly after the 'must be as passport' rule was introduced.
The travel agent added an H to my name, Antony.
Had to beg but also had the email showing my instruction to spell my name correctly.
The second was in India when our India office booked me internal India flights and just put Tony.
In India they won't oven let you in an airport if there is discrepancy.