Missing second first name on Turkish Airlines ticket

Hi,

I bought my flight ticket with my first (usual) first name, which appears first on my passport. However, I have two first names on my passport, and of course, it’s mentioned in the machine-readable zone at the bottom.

I booked with Turkish Airlines (through an online agency) for a trip to South Korea.

I wanted to know if it would be a problem that I only used my first first name on the ticket, while my passport has two. I had requested through the agency to add the second first name, but the airline refused because it doesn’t meet their general conditions. (They must have seen that the last name and first name were the same, and only the second first name was added.)

So, my ticket has my last name and first first name correctly spelled, and when I check in online, I’ll enter the passport details correctly.

I’ll have a layover in Istanbul on the flight.

Thanks in advance for your replies. Have a great day.

Hi there,

I’ve flown Turkish Airlines several times, especially to Seoul, and I’ve always only put my first name. The real mistake is booking through an online agency for a bunch of reasons.

Hello,

Thanks for your reply. I can see it’s a good idea to book directly through the airline’s website, but I’ve traveled multiple times to different destinations with this agency, and for years now I’ve always gone through them and it’s always gone smoothly—their customer service is really solid. It’s not what you’d call a low-cost agency, if you know what I mean. It’s very well-known and reliable.

Have a great day, and thanks again.

Sorry I didn’t ask earlier—does your passport list two first names?

Thanks in advance.

I didn’t ask for your pardon—does your passport list two first names?

Thanks in advance.

Yep, even three.

Thanks so much for your reply.

Have a great day.

Hello,

What you did is standard practice for French passports, and there won’t be any issues. Above all, don’t mention it as an "oversight," as that suggests a mistake. No oversight—just things done the right way.

Michel

Hi, thanks for your reply.

I just got the refusal because they didn’t want to add the second first name, but they did validate the original info, so my ticket is up to date. When I check the airline’s app, everything looks normal. After that, I’d done the simulation through the agency, not the airline directly.