How can I correct or change a passenger name with Delta Air Lines?
For a Delta name case, begin with the e-ticket spelling and government ID, then establish that the same human traveler remains on the ticket. A SkyMiles profile edit, Secure Flight update and ticket reissue are different records. On a partner itinerary, the issuing party must confirm that the correction survives across both Delta-marketed and other-airline segments. Open Delta My Trips with the original ticket number and the passenger name exactly as ticketed. Keep the Delta receipt or eCredit record and confirm that the replacement ticket, operating flight and later segments all show correctly.
Important exceptions
- Changing a profile or passenger-information field may not change the e-ticket.
- A correction for the same traveler does not imply that the ticket can be transferred to someone else.
- Do not buy a duplicate ticket until the issuer states that the original cannot be corrected.
- Stop if only the loyalty profile or travel-document field changed but the e-ticket still shows the old name.
- Do not send identity documents to an unverified contact or expose their numbers in notes.
More booking questions
Which Delta record actually needs the name correction?
A SkyMiles profile, Secure Flight data and the e-ticket are separate records; identify which one is wrong before requesting a change.
Confirm before booking
- Confirm for this ticket: Separate the records.
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How do I establish that the same traveler remains on the Delta ticket?
Compare the e-ticket spelling with government identification and do not treat a different passenger as a correction.
Confirm before booking
- Confirm for this ticket: Confirm the same passenger.
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What must be checked on a Delta partner itinerary?
The issuing party must confirm that the correction survives on Delta-marketed and other-airline segments, not only in My Trips.
Confirm before booking
- Confirm for this ticket: Find the issuing party.
Checked againstChange or cancel requirementsSame-day flight changesCancel or refund your flightHow to rebook using an eCreditDelta name correction policy
Sources and last checked
- Change or cancel requirementshttps://www.delta.com/us/en/travel-planning-center/change-or-cancel-your-trip/cancel-change-requirements
- Same-day flight changeshttps://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/same-day-flight-change
- Cancel or refund your flighthttps://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/cancel-flight
- How to rebook using an eCredithttps://www.delta.com/us/en/change-cancel/how-to-rebook
- Delta name correction policyhttps://pro.delta.com/content/agency/emea/en/policy-library/self-service-exceptions/name-correction-policy.html