V-Flyer

i have just booked a flight through BA to San francisco in febuary but i entered my short name (Nick) instead of my full name (Nicholas) which is on my passport.
Will i need to contact BA?

If I was you I would......

Just spoke to BA and they said that it should be fine. They said if the worst comes to the worst i can pay £30 to change it which i guess is better than being refused travel.

Originally posted by virgin crazy
They said if the worst comes to the worst i can pay £30 to change it which i guess is better than being refused travel.

We had this a couple of years ago on a VS flight when my other half put in her name in the shortened version and we were advised to change it. She had the change implemented and the ticket re-issued at no cost, save for a wait at the the airport.

Paul

Originally posted by virgin crazy
Just spoke to BA and they said that it should be fine. They said if the worst comes to the worst i can pay £30 to change it which i guess is better than being refused travel.

Did you type/orally give BA your short name? If not, I would not pay the fee as the agent cannot type properly.

I have this problem as for some reason they set up my exec club with Matt instead of Matthew - therefore their system auto defaults to Matt when I make a booking (even though I tell them my name should be Matthew).

I asked them once and they said it won't be a problem - Although that said Matt is Matthew with fewer letters rather than Nick which has different letters i.e. the 'k' so that may make a difference.

Had no problems on recent flight with the wrong name though. Still probably best to ask.