Can names on a flight ticket be changed?

I've just recieved a phone call from a friend saying that if she can get the name changed on one of her tickets, I can go and travel to St Lucia with her. Is this possible, because thompson are saying no, but Virgin air are saying yes? Has anybody else changed the names on a flight ticket before?
Thanks



Answer 1 :
It depends on the terms of the ticket. Most lowest-fare tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable, and you'd have to buy a more expensive flexable ticket to be allowed to change, but that's not always the case, and various airlines have different policies. It's up to the airline whether you can change it and how much it will cost to do so.

I'm assuming that Thompson is the travel agency that sold your friend the ticket, and it's a Virgin Air flight? If so, then it's up to Virgin Air. If they've said that it's transferable, then it's transferable, no matter what Thompson says about it, since Virgin Air can simply issue you a new ticket at their discretion. You'll need to check with them about fees though. Changing a ticket is sometimes quite inexpensive, but depending on the airline and the terms of the ticket, it can end up costing almost as much as the ticket itself.

Most of the time I travel on the cheapest possible fare, which is almost always non-transferable and non-refundable with the airlines I fly with, but when I used to travel with my high school debate team we'd get special team tickets that could be transfered to other students without significant extra cost. So the point is that it depends on the airline and the type of ticket.




Answer 2 :
You generally can't change the name in order to give or sell the ticket to someone else (most non-refundable tickets are also non-transferable). However if your name legally changes then you can do it (i.e. if you get married/divorced)



Answer 3 :
Most airlines will charge a change fee for doing that.



Answer 4 :
Yes you can. We did it when we travelled to Greece. You can get it changed straight away but it cost us £15. May be a little more now as that was five years ago and we weren't travelling so far!



Answer 5 :
Yes it is possilbe to change the name on a lfight ticket. If the lfight is very soonthen arrive early for your flight and get it changed at he airline ticket desk in the airport. However if the flight is in a few months, contact the tour operator and get them to change it for you. It will prob cost you about £20 to do so but it is definately possible! Have a lovely time x