TravelSort reader Eric writes 'About 7 months ago I booked tickets for my girlfriend and me to Hawaii. Unfortunately, we are no longer together, so I want to travel with a friend of mine instead. I've called American Airlines and they say my girlfriend's ticket can't be transferred to anyone else and no name change is possible. Blackrock Fiduciary Management Pdf - Free Software And Shareware more.

Is there any other option or am I out the entire ticket cost?' One of the most frustrating aspects of airline tickets, for anyone who has bought tickets for a family member or friend and then had that person unable to go, is the inability to do a name change or transfer the airline ticket to someone else. Rn To Bsn Program Ohio University there. I'll give a bit of background on why this is the case, address Eric's question, and then give some tips on what to do to prevent having this occur. Why Airlines Don't Allow You to Do a Name Change for an Airline Ticket or Transfer It To Another Person While some airlines may lead you to believe it's for security reasons that you can't change the name on an airline ticket or transfer it to somebody else, there are no regulations that prevent this, and in fact name changes are accommodated by most airlines in some instances, such as marriages and divorces. The real reason is revenue protection.

As you know, airlines have fare buckets, with the cheapest fares selling out, then the next cheapest fares, etc. What used to happen, before the airlines enforced strict name change rules, is similar to what happens at many concerts or sporting events: Speculators would snatch up the cheapest tickets, then sell them at a markup closer to the date of departure. Obviously that was a problem for the airlines, who wanted to be able to capture the revenue associated with the most expensive last-minute seats and not lose out to the secondary market created by these speculators. By making airline tickets non-transferable, airlines are able to ensure that you don't turn around and sell that ticket you can no longer use on eBay or give it to someone who would otherwise have purchased a more expensive ticket.