Check Your Airline’s Transfer Policy While most airlines do not allow you to transfer your ticket to someone else, some do have more lenient cancellation policies than others, enabling you to change your trip satisfactorily.

Yes, you can use your American Airlines AAdvantage miles to book tickets for other people. The process is almost as easy as booking a ticket for yourself.

Yes, Your Kids are Eligible For Frequent Flyer Accounts First things first: every major US airline allows minors of any age to accrue miles in a frequent flyer account, as long as they are traveling on their own ticket.

Transferable flight tickets are only offered by a small selection of airlines (mainly low-cost carriers) and it’ll often cost a fee to change the name on the ticket and transfer it to another person. They allow you to give the ticket to another person so that they can travel on the flight instead.

Currently, the tickets are non-transferable, hence, name changes on a confirmed reservation are not permissible. You will need to cancel your ticket and book a new ticket with the new passenger’s name. Cancellation charges, if any, will be applicable accordingly.

Here’s what I learned from our mistake:

1. Call the Airline to See If You Can Change the Name.
2. Bring Supporting Documentation.
3. Don’t Check-In Online.
4. Ask the Counter Agent to Add the Name on Your Valid ID to Your Boarding Pass.
5. Go Through the Typical TSA Security Procedure and Calmly Explain Your Situation.

To change the name on a flight ticket you should always contact the airline or travel agent you booked with as soon as you realise the name change is needed. This is because many airlines will have a cut-off point for name changes (generally up to 24 hours before the flight).

Name change: Changing names is free of charge within 24 hours of booking the ticket (with some exceptions, see link below for more details). Outside of the period, the flight will need to be cancelled and rebooked, which can attract additional fees and the original price may not apply.

Why do airlines charge to change or correct a name on a ticket? In most cases in the research, the fees are charged because it sometimes means cancelling and reissuing a ticket, which seems valid. In some instances, the airlines don’t specify this and simply say it’s an admin fee which seems a little bit unfair.

Generally speaking, most airlines allow you to make ticket name corrections. So, if you made a typo when entering your name, there’s no need to worry. However, if you want to give your ticket to a completely different person, that’s an entirely different story.

Airlines don’t allow name changes for two reasons, according to Victoria Day, a spokeswoman for Airlines for America, an industry trade group. The first is airline policy. An airline needs to know who the customer is so it can “provide quality service,” she says.

Delta, American, United Allow Free Name Changes on Corporate Tickets. Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines each have introduced free name change policies for corporate customers.

The majority of airlines simply require that the first name and surname shown on your ticket match the first name and surname shown on your passport. Middle names are not normally required.

If your passport or driver’s license includes a full middle name that you don’t normally use, you may be asked to include that name on your ticket the next time you fly within the United States and by next year if you fly overseas.

If you have multiple last names, you need to use the names as listed on your passport for international travel. Nicknames and abbreviations are not legal names. The airline or TSA will not ask for a copy of your marriage license. You may continue to travel internationally under your maiden or previous married name.

Misspelling of a name or a passport typo also requires use of DS-5504. If the name was changed over a year ago, apply for a passport renewal via Form DS-82. People who cannot document their name change will have to fill out Form DS-11 and apply in person.