Man changes name to avoid Ryanair booking fee
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at 09:30 by TominScotland.
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Tom OtleyKeymaster… from the Daily Mail….
Ryanair booking error? It’s cheaper to buy a new name: Student changed his by deed poll and bought new passport for less than £220 fee airline wanted
– Adam Armstrong would have been forced to pay £220 to fix the mistake
– His girlfriend’s stepfather accidentally booked him a flight as Adam West
– Adam is fan of Batman actor Adam West, which had caused confusion
– But he avoided the cost by changing his surname by deed poll for free
– It then cost him only £103 to have a new passport issued in his new name5 Jun 2015
at 11:04
BA744fanParticipantGreat story but you have to ask how Ryanair can get away with charging £220. Is this correct or are DM up to their usual tricks of embellishing the truth?
Reminds me of when I recently needed to change my car insurance mid-policy when I bought a new car. Insurer wanted to charge £50 admin fee for the changes. I told them that if they could justify the cost I would pay it, otherwise I wouldn’t.
Insurer couldn’t answer me and nor could his manager, so after 20 minutes of standing my ground, the change fee was waived!!
Not sure this would work with Ryanair!
5 Jun 2015
at 13:16
LuganoPirateParticipantI’m not sure how true this is or if he really did change his name. It would be a lot of hassle as he’d have to inform his back, credit cards etc. Cheaper to buy another ticket!
5 Jun 2015
at 21:28
MartynSinclairParticipantI think the bigger question is how on earth is a company allowed to charge £220 for effectively correcting an error in someone’s name. They may as well charge £500….
6 Jun 2015
at 07:00
TominScotlandParticipantIf I changed my name to WW, would I be guaranteed an upgrade every flight?
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