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name correction

To fix an incorrect spelling or other mistake in the name of the traveler named in a booking or ticket, without replacing that traveler with a different person.

In plain English

This means correcting an error in the traveler's name so the booking or ticket shows that person's name accurately. The traveler remains the same person; only the mistaken name details are being fixed.

In context

Here, "name correction" labels a request to fix a mistake in the named traveler's name on a booking or ticket while keeping the same traveler.

Situation
Changing trips, requesting refunds, reading disruption options, and handling travel documents
What it communicates
labels a request type for correcting the name on the booking or ticket.

Meaning limits

It covers correction of mistakes in the same traveler's name, not substitution of another traveler.

Examples

“The clerk treated the extra letter in Omar Khan's surname as a name correction, not as a switch to a different passenger.”

Core meaning

“Her email requested a name correction after the ticket listed "Elena Rioss" instead of "Elena Rios".”

In context

  • correction Broader Term

    A name correction is a kind of correction.

  • traveler substitution Contrast

    A name correction keeps the same traveler, while traveler substitution replaces that traveler with a different person.