Passenger name
Passenger Name must match name in passport
For immigration and security purpose, there will be a travel document check at entry into the departure immigration halls to ensure that passenger’s name printed on boarding pass is, in full, the same as printed on passport.
Therefore, please ensure that the name in booking must be exactly the same as on travel document at the time of making the booking. The following is a recommended practice, for example,
(Name on travel document)
| Family Name | Given Name | Name in booking | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chan | Tai Man Peter | CHAN/TAI MAN PETER MR | Give a space between given names as shown in passport, and add the correct title, e.g. MR |
| Sze-To | Tai Man Peter | SZETO/TAI MAN PETER MR | Delete the hyphen in family name |
| Sze To | Mei Lin Mayleene | SZETO/MEI LIN MAYLEENE MS | Delete the space in family name |
| Lau Wong | Mei Lin | LAUWONG/MEI LIN MRS | Delete the space in double family name |
| Olsen Jr | John | OLSENJR/JOHN MR | Add the suffix to family/last name |
| Peterson | Matthew Ian III | PETERSON/MATTHEW IAN III MR | Add the suffix to first/middle name |
| U | Peter | UU/PETER MR | Double the single letter family name |
| U | Peter | UPETER/MR | Combine the single letter family name with given name |
| U | Peter William | UPETERWILLIAM/MR | Combine the single letter family name with given names |
| Chan | U | CHAN/UMR | Add title to the given Name |
| Chanchalrani | CHANCHALRANI/MRS | If only family without first name, put the title in the place of first name | |
| Dissanayakemudiyanselage | Mahindabandaradissanaya | DISSANAYAKEMUDIYANSELAGE/ MAHINDABANDARADISSANAYAMR | If family name + given names exceed 49 characters, shorten it to 49 and enter the full name in OSI |
| John | William Tai | JOHN/WILLIAMTAI MSTR | If infant has a first and a middle name, do not include a space in between the two names |
Please always use the passenger name shown in passport for booking and ticketing. Failure to provide accurate name information can result in problems with security and control authorities and passenger processing.
Please refer to Home» Policies & Procedures» Reservation Policies» Reservation Procedures» Name Amendment Policy for the procedures.
No Titles and Honorifics in Passenger Name Component
When collecting Advance Passenger Information (API) under SSR DOCS, please comply with IATA Resolutions of the collection of the passenger’s complete name as it appears on the passenger travel document. Please also be reminded that titles and honorifics are not required in passenger name component under SSR DOCS element according to IATA standard. The requirements to omit titles and honorifics in SSR DOCS applies to all API required countries as well as US Secure Flight Passenger data.