The TSA, more than any other organization in the American government, is a shining example of what happens when you allow a pack of unimaginative idiots to band together under a collective banner of authority; begin slinging ideas around as monkeys might sling feces, with no thought as to consequences, impact, effectiveness, or direction; and then use the fallout that results from inflicting the most dripping wet turd from the exercise upon the rest of society as a way of justifying its own relevance and worth.

Petit_Merdeux: This won't be a problem because I'm sure anyone with common sense will see that the name is the same minus an apostrophe.

You've never dealt with the TSA. Common sense is not something they have.

I'm kinda worried about this when I go over seas my ticket just has my first and last name on it while my passport has my middle name on it too. I can just see me getting a dick head who is being a jerk about the whole thing.

And I suppose it's important to re-state that the TSA serves as the embodiment of poo-flinging monkeys for the American government specifically. You can, however, see a pretty good example of the citizen equivalent by coming into a politics thread and looking for the intellectual rhesuses who want to contort every criticism into a point that serves their own stupid agenda.

So the Irish won't be allowed to fly. What's the problem?

Bukharin: Gwendolyn: I'm kinda worried about this when I go over seas my ticket just has my first and last name on it while my passport has my middle name on it too. I can just see me getting a dick head who is being a jerk about the whole thing.

Update your frequent flyer number with your correct info.
Have your travel agent notify the airline in the PNR.

With this above steps taken, the airline can reissue at the airport.
It wont be a big deal. Relax, and have a great trip.

I bought the tickets at the airline website. I called them and they said they could put a note for the airports. I do have my middle name on the frequent flier number though. This middle name thing didn't even occur to me before hand. Apparently reissuing is a $400 fee, which the remainder takes a month to return to me by check, and then I'd have to repurchase the tickets.

dustman81: You've never dealt with the TSA. Common sense is not something they have.

The TSA hires people who were to stupid or lazy to become mall cops. And, anyway, common sense isn't.

Bend over for your TSA probing, O'Citizen.

Odear.

"You Orally men?"

/hot like Connie Booth was

The problem with government regulations is that you've got people at the top making decisions regarding things they've got no clue about. Quite honestly, those who are making the decisions should have to do the grunt work (not just observe it) for a few weeks to get a feel for how it really goes then maybe we wouldn't get such idiotic rules.