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I already have a chip - not on my person, but on my registered traveler (Clear) card. It has all of my info and is swiped at the airports that support the registered traveler program.

Mrs. O. got her passport in 2003 and it had her last name misspelled. TSA has never said anything, it was the ticket kiosk that catches the issue and an agent comes over to rubber stamp the discrepancy by 1 letter. been looking for an excuse to lay into here on this -- here we go....

Was "lay into her" misspelled by one letter in empathy

Jesse - someone would need a specific reader to get my info - no more exposed than if my passport was stolen.

no excuse needed, but thanks for caring about us pug

Someone walking past you with a reader in their coat pocket would automatically get your info. It's a new wave of identity theft.

Best thing you can do is protect your new passport with an RFID blocking wallet.

Just received this:
ASTA is reminding members that Secure Flight's Passenger Name Record requirement begins May 15. The name agents input in the Passenger Name Record (PNR) Name Field should match the name on the ID the traveler plans to use at the airport. Beginning August 15, the name included in the PNR Name Field and DOCS field should match the government-issued identification the passenger intends to present at the airport prior to boarding.

Non-ASTA members can check with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website at www.tsa.gov. The TSA says that, under Secure Flight, airlines will gather a passenger's full name, date of birth, and gender when making an airline reservation to determine if the passenger is a match to the No Fly or Selectee lists. By providing the additional data elements of gender and date of birth, Secure Flight will more effectively help prevent misidentification of passengers who have similar names to individuals on the watch list.

So it looks like tickets issued after 15 May will have to have names exactly like the passport and after 15 Aug will have to have DOB, gender, etc. Expect more than usual airport chaos between 15 May & 15 August! If you already have tickets issued, I would suggest calling the airline and having them add your exact name in an "OSI" or "SSI" message. They will know what you are talking about and it may help eliminate any confusion at checkin. I can't say what will happen at security unless they get hooked up to the airlines computers.

OK Barbara. So I usually make on-line reservations (without airline agent assistance). This is an "eTicket". I then check in at the counter/self serve kiosk with my identification to pull up the reservation so that I can get my boarding passes. At this time, the on-line reservation form (AA) does have a field for my middle name (which is included on my identification), date of birth etc.

So until this gets smoothed out, I need to call the airline and give them the extra information to put in my reservation record. OSI or SSI message area is where this new information is added.

Did I get that right?

yes, unless you already filled in the middle name blank on your original on line reservation. May be unnecessary, but better more info than not enough.

Barb, there was no place in the on-line form to insert my middle name with AA. AA has to upgrade their software. I think there are probably a few other airlines who are in the same boat. When I called AA, the only thing they said they could add into a record at the moment was a middle name. They have told TSA that they are waiting on software.