By Margaret - 19/05/2009 15:50 - United States

Today, I was flying back home from college with my Mom. At the airport, the ticket agent tells us she only has one ticket listed for Margaret. My mom and I have the same name. American Airlines thought a Margaret had bought two tickets by mistake, so they cancelled one of the transactions. FML
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MathMajor6 6

Why wouldn't they like call you or something and ask if it's a mistake instead of just cancelling your tickets? I know plenty of people that have the same names, especially if they're related.

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pete275 0

you deserve it for being one of those douchebag people who name their children after themselves.

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bbq45 0

FYL because of your parents being too dumb to name u after ur mom and or not putting Jr. after the bl00dy name! >_

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betsymonty 0

Use your full name or your middle initial. My mom and older sister have that issue.

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paks7 0

54 (AND 55 apparently...) are you kidding me?! airlines constantly overbook assuming that people won't show up, and guess what?? depending on where you are flying to/from and the timing, everyone does! Every time that I've flown in the past year I've been delayed boarding so the airline can deal with the overbooking problem

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dudeman74 0

gotta be fake, no one would be stupid enough to name their own child aftr themself without at least putting in a Jr

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Mickey2315 0

Gotta love incompetency, don't you? Speaking of incompetency, check out #91.

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TheBigDawg 8

Any database program would have that kind of thing pop up as a warning for someone to contact the buyer and ask about, they wouldn't just automatically remove a ticket. That's my reasoning for thinking this isn't true.

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that_guy_you_are 0

YDI. Come up with an original name or don't have children. Only hillbillies and aristocrats give their kids the same name as their parents. It reflects poorly on the parents -- both on their parenting skills and on their intelligence overall.

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keysora 0

Ugh. I feel you. I recently had some airport trouble myself. I've learned to ALWAYS call and confirm with the airline that the ticket is booked, 72 or 24 hours before the flight.

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