Passport Name in Irish

shanty_boys

Hi folks, bit of help if you can.

My girlfriend booked flights with Ryanair flying out of Dublin to Liverpool using my english version of my name. However my passport is in my Irish name and always has been. I've never had bother with this before but I was wondering whether there would be any problems with this as I am flying out tomorrow and I'd hate to have to go through a handling because of a) using my English name and b) my stupidity!!

Victor

You need to demonstrate to Ryanair that you are one and the same person and the ticket hasn't been sold on.

Immigration / security may have their own issues.

Why is your passport in a name other than the name you normally use? Can you demonstrate that you use both names?

shanty_boys

Victor wrote: »

You need to demonstrate to Ryanair that you are one and the same person and the ticket hasn't been sold on.

Immigration / security may have their own issues.

Why is your passport in a name other than the name you normally use? Can you demonstrate that you use both names?

I can show them my UK driving licence which is in my english name and would match the name on the ticket and both the photographs on the passport and the driving licence are the same. Would that suffice?

I usually use my english name from day to day but was born in an Irish speaking home so my passport is in Irish.

Stinicker

sugarman wrote: »

You'll be fine so. Sure you dont even need to use your passport afaik traveling with ryanair to the uk, just sufficiant i.d like a driving licence.

Wrong, all passengers who are Irish Citizens must use their passport to travel with Ryanair to the UK, not because of an immigration issue with the UK but because that is what they require under their T & C's.

You even had to use a passport for flying between Kerry to Dublin and Cork to Dublin for an internal flight within Ireland. I had to go to the US Embassy last year for a Visa interview and I flew up from Kerry but had to take the train home as the US Embassy kept my passport while they put the visa in it and I then couldn't fly even on an internal flight with Ryanair without my passport.

The only exemption to this rule is people who are not Irish or hold dual nationality eg. Irish and Polish and can then instead use their state issued National ID cards from their home country.

It does state when booking that: Passenger Details - All passenger names must match those in the passport/accepted travel document

and in the terms and conditions it states:

Details of all passengers’ travel documents (including those of children and infants) must be entered during the online check-in process. All passengers must present their valid travel document along with their online boarding pass at airport security and at the boarding gate for all flights.

However; you may be able to correct it when you check-in online enter your Irish name as it is on your passport and this might correct it. However if you have checked in online in your English name even though your Irish name is on your passport you most likely will have trouble. Ryanair will probably treat you as if you are a different person trying to use someone elses ticket and will probably charge you the name change fee of €100.

If I were you I'd put the Irish name on the online check-in and take it from there, if they do boot you off the flight I imagine they are probably acting illegally as Irish and English are our National languages and there is probably some piece of legislation covering it somewhere but I'm no legal-eagle.

schemingbohemia

sugarman wrote: »

You'll be fine so. Sure you dont even need to use your passport afaik traveling with ryanair to the uk, just sufficiant i.d like a driving licence.

You really shouldn't comment on something as important as being able to get on a flight without being certain of your facts. You are totally wrong.

You don't have to post you know?

30Min

schemingbohemia wrote: »

You really shouldn't comment on something as important as being able to get on a flight without being certain of your facts. You are totally wrong.

You don't have to post you know?

Jesus- that's a bit much. I doubt Sugarman was deliberately trying to mislead the OP.

mikedragon32

Stick on topic lads. If you don't like a post, report it.

mcmoustache

I was in the exact same boat (or plane) a few weeks ago. Girlfriend booked the flights using my english name which is what's on my credit card. My passport uses the Irish name and they're quite different ("Folan" v "O Cualáin"). I was nervous at first but they just looked quickly and let me through.

Given that the checking in was done online and that the passport number is supplied, they were probably just comparing passport numbers and photo and not paying too much attention to the name. I'm not sure what I could have done if they called me on it other than producing bank cards which use the english version. This paragraph is just speculation so don't take it as fact.