As a general rule airlines don’t let you change the name on a ticket. If you could swap names, you could resell tickets, and that would undermine airline pricing strategies that try to charge more for the kind of last minute travel usually purchased by business travelers.
That is why airlines insist on ID'ing travelers to make sure their tickets aren't being sold again. The government imposed an airline ID requirement in 1996 in order to look like they were doing something after the TWA flight 800 accident.
Some exceptions to this can be found. Name changes on tickets used to be free. If you signed a form stating the trip was leisure and not business, you could change your name. The exceptions have been cut down by airlines.
Sometimes you need to change the name on a ticket, and sometimes you don't.
Minor misspellings on tickets are not a problem. It is more important that theSecure Flight information is entered separately from your travel documents. Even at the check-in gate, your airline can update secure flight information.
I have never seen a person denied boarding because their middle name wasn't on a ticket or they had a spelling mistake. If your ID includes a middle name that should be included in flight information, you don't need to include your middle name on an airline ticket.
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Try to get the airline to fix your name on the ticket. When you buy a ticket from the same airline that you are flying, there are no partner airlines involved, so you can do this.
If you run into resistance, my advice is to get to the airport early. If the airport has more than one security line, you should just go through security somewhere else. If you have to escalate things with a supervisor at the airport, the airline may be helpful on the day of the trip.
When the passenger isn't changing, it's easy to change the name on the ticket. When you legally change your name, it's also true. The airline may charge a fee, but changes are possible.
It can be difficult to buy a ticket from one airline and travel on another. It is common when booking international award travel to use United miles to travel on other airlines. It is not possible for the US carrier to change the name on the ticket on their own. It is difficult because it takes time and manual intervention to get in touch with the other airline. It can be difficult to make that process happen.
If you are getting married and have already booked honeymoon travel, you should wait until travel is complete to change your name. It is not necessary to change a name immediately.
Changing a name is not easy since the marriage certificate is required to update a drivers license and passport. Don't forget to update your Global Entry after changing your name on a passport. You need to show up at the Global Entry center in person to do this.
American Airlines has a similar policy to many other airlines. Minor and major corrections are different and the process for each is different.
American Airlines offers flexibility for Minor and Major name corrections for wholly unused (001) validated tickets.
Minor name corrections apply to itineraries that consist of American prime and American Eagle flights only and may be corrected in the same PNR. Itineraries ticketed in “R” inventory must follow Major Name Correction Guidelines
Major name corrections apply to itineraries ticketed in “R” inventory, codeshare flight segments on our AA*/oneworld® codeshares or non-oneworld carriers, and require a new PNR as a name correction cannot be made within the same PNR due to GDS limitations.
There are instructions for travel agents to make minor name changes.
There are instructions for major name changes.
There are instructions for changing the name of an infant traveling without their own seat after the first correction.
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