I've buggered up...

[Wuxiapian]

... my flight booking.

Just made my first online booking for a flight.

Just received confirmation email to print and notice that I'd entered my first name incorrectly - one letter missing!

D'oh!!

Do I have to change it - does it have to be the exact name on passport?

Please excuse my ignorance and much thanks for any advice!!!

I think it does, who is it with - Easyjet change for free apparently.

i would think you need to change it to the exact name on passport, can you phone and change it?

It does need to be the exact name on the passport AFAIK. Whether it will cost you anything to change it depends on the company you are flying with - most of them do charge.

Yes, booked with EasyJet.

Well, I've gone to "change booking" and entered my name correctly.

Seems like it's a £40 charge (20 each way) and £14 for "Total fare difference".

So, £54 blardy quid to change name!

ChasingSquirrels, are you sure?

no, but there was a letter in the travel section of my parent's telegraph this weekend and I thought it said EasyJet. Try calling and see if you can get it for free.

because you don't want to change the booking as such, just correct an error in the name.

looking at easyjet the change of passanger name thing is allocating the booking to someone else, not correcting an error.
I am pretty sure the letter was Easyjet, it said they are very good at changes when it was an obvious typo.

Wux , I'm sure that charge would be to change the name on the ticket to someone elses. I would phone them.

Oh, what a palava!

I'll ring them in the morning! Hope there's not a time limit for changing - going this fri!

Thanks all for responses and any more much appreciated!!

It was definitely EasyJet in the Telegraph travel section who didn't charge.

I just rang and name's been changed without cost!

Thank you all so much for help!!