United Airlines joined my first name and middle name on boarding pass. How to correct this?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 23 Jul, 2023
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Having worked on airline reservations software development teams, PNR name records are usually using antiquated systems and the names are limited to 10 characters for first-middle name. They id you by your drivers license or passport numbers (if that) If you think John Smith is a problem, wait until you see some Asian and pacific islander names, and even middle eastern names… ArtsrunHovhannisyan, VohanHovhannisyan, and a million duplicate Zhang Wei Changs, Wang Fang Chungs, etc. The systems were not designed to handle long names so they are often, very often abbreviated. I.A.T.A. and others have been trying for decades to fix things like this.
There’s nothing to correct. This is very common with airline reservation systems, and everyone handling your boarding pass should know what it means.
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