This news text explains how passengers can avoid extra fees for name changes when flying with Ryanair and other budget airlines, and suggests an alternative solution by booking a new seat. It also provides a comparison of name change fees among Ryanair, Wizz Air, and Jet2.
READ MORE:You arrive at the gate, passport ready, and hand over your boarding pass - only to be told by the agent that your surname doesn't quite match the one on your passport.
It is easy to miss a name typo when booking a flight in a hurry. Fortunately, airline apps usually let you fix the mistake with just a few taps - although it can cost up to £160. But luckily, there's a way to save money when it comes to this - by booking a new seat entirely.
According to Ryanair's official terms, minor spelling corrections of up to three characters can be made free of charge within 48 hours of the original booking. For name changes outside of the allowed grace period, the online fee is £115 per flight. Should customers alternatively require an agent to process the change, they will be charged £160.
But, with one-way Ryanair flights to key European destinations typically sitting between £15 and £50, and thousands of summer journeys currently slashed to as little as £19.99, passengers may as well book a new seat. A Ryanair passenger recently discovered this when she and her friends turned up for their flight having input the wrong surname on the booking for one of her pals.
Ryanair, known to enforce one of the most stringent baggage policies in the industry, is as rigid with name change fees as it is with charges for oversized bags A Ryanair passenger was left furious after discovering the fee to amend her companion's name would have cost double that of two one-way Ryanair flights from Dublin to Manchester Sharing her story to X, Jade, who goes by @thelifeofjadey, said: 'To change the surname? £115!
To rebook TWO flights in the correct name? £44.98! How the hell can Ryanair justify this? I'd love an explanation.
' Responding to Jade's complaint on X, one seasoned Ryanair flyer suggested she purchase a new, cheaper seat next to her now-unoccupied seat so that she could take up twice the amount of space for a more comfortable journey. Although this appears to be a smart workaround, other X users cautioned against it, as the airline may register the traveller as a 'no-show' and reassign their seat.
The same rule can be applied to budget carriers Wizz Air and Jet2 - who both charge similar, though generally lower, name change fees. These modifications are usually limited to one per flight and apply only when correcting less than three characters. For mistakes made at the time of booking, Wizz Air passengers may change their name online up to three hours before their flight departs, free of charge.
However, this only counts towards a maximum of three characters, an extension of an abbreviated name, a title, or in the event the first and last names are mixed up. Only one free name change correction can be made per booking. Any name changes requested outside of these exceptions will incur a €70 fee , while those who call into the Wizz Air Call Centre to make amendments will be charged an additional transaction fee.
Since Wizz Air is offering summer flights to hotspots like Lyon, Barcelona, Madrid, and Turin for as little as £20, you might be better off booking a new ticket entirely rather than dealing with the headache and cost of a name change. Jet2 passengers, meanwhile, are not generally charged a fee for small spelling mistakes of up to three characters - though this can increase to as much as £35 for more significant changes or multiple corrections.
Minor typos, like swapping a vowel or correcting three letters, are processed free of charge, but if the change involves more than three letters or is essentially a full name swap, the airline charges an admin fee of £35 per person, per one-way flight. With one-way flights from London to Faro, Alicante and Paphos as low as £28 and £29 in June, depending on where you're headed and how much you need changing, it might also be a good idea to book a new Jet2 flight.
Most other airlines generally allow passengers to make minor changes to their names free of charge, so it's worth double checking your details before you fly with Ryanair, Jet2 and Wizz Air - or risk paying more than the flight itself.
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