READ Apostrophe in Your Name? You Can't Fly!

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Lin, Herb" <HLin () nas edu>
> Date: November 27, 2009 10:40:16 AM EST
> To: dave () farber net, ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Cc: martyn_williams () idg com
> Subject: RE: [IP] Re:  Apostrophe in Your Name? You Can't Fly!

> Note the hedged language - "should not" cause a problem.
>
> What do you want to bet that it WILL cause a problem for some people?
> (that is, some overzealous TSA screener will NOT be sufficiently  
> trained
> in these rules.)
>
> I would suggest that anyone to whom this description applies (1) allow
> extra time for airport security hassles, and (2) carry a copy of the  
> TSA
> web site page on which the below text is printed.
>
> Herb Lin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Farber [mailto:dave () farber net]
> Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 12:43 AM
> To: ip
> Subject: [IP] Re: Apostrophe in Your Name? You Can't Fly!
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: martyn_williams () idg com
> Date: November 26, 2009 11:59:42 PM EST
> To: <dave () farber net>
> Subject: Re: [IP] Apostrophe in Your Name? You Can't Fly!
>
> http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/layers/secureflight/
>
> Q. If the name printed on my boarding pass is different than what
> appears
> on my government ID, will I still be able to fly?
>
> [snip]
> Small differences between the passenger's ID the passenger's  
> reservation
> information, and the boarding pass (such as the use of a middle  
> initial
> instead of a full middle name or no middle name/initial at all,  
> hyphens
> or
> apostrophes) should not cause a problem for the passenger.
>
>
>
>
>
> From:    David Farber <dave () farber net>
> To:    ip <ip () v2 listbox com>
> Date:    11/27/2009 13:27
> Subject:    [IP] Apostrophe in Your Name? You Can't Fly!
>
>
>
>
>
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Randall Webmail <rvh40 () insightbb com>
> Date: November 26, 2009 10:49:08 PM EST
> To: johnmacsgroup () yahoogroups com, dewayne () warpspeed com,
> dave () farber net
> Subject: From RISKS Digest
>
> Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:36:56 -0800 (PST)
> From: Chris J Brady <chrisjbrady () yahoo com>
> Subject: Apostrophe in Your Name? You Can't Fly!
>
> This is the stuff of nightmares - not to mention enormous frustration
> and
> possible stomach ulcers. If you have an apostrophe in your name - like
> many
> of Irish descent do - you may find it impossible to board an  
> airplane in
> the
> coming months. Why? Because airline computers can't print an  
> apostrophe
> on
> the boarding pass, the name on your boarding pass will not exactly  
> match
> the
> name on your driver's license or passport. And beginning next year,  
> the
> two
> must match or you don't fly. And they call this progress. CJB.
>
>
> Archives
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------------------------------------
> Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now
> RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/
> Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com



-------------------------------------------
Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now
RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/
Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com