'Doug' vs. 'Douglas' on airline ticket cost this couple a $10K dream trip to Ireland
A P.E.I. man says he is in disbelief — and out thousands of dollars for a dream trip to Ireland with his wife — after Porter Airlines wouldn't let him board the plane over a name discrepancy. His airline ticket bore the name “Doug,” but his passport said “Douglas.” Critic says airlines have a duty to fix minor ticket errors.
!['Doug' vs. 'Douglas' on airline ticket cost this couple a $10K dream trip to Ireland](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7031230.1700261352!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/doug-and-nancy-lee.jpg)
![Doug and Nancy Lee missed out on a $10,000 trip to Ireland because Doug’s airline ticket bore the name 'Doug' while his passport said 'Douglas.' An older couple with white hair sit beside each other on small arm chairs in their living room.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7031230.1700261352!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/doug-and-nancy-lee.jpg)
A P.E.I. man says he is in disbelief — and out thousands of dollars for a dream trip to Ireland with his wife — after Porter Airlines wouldn't let him board the plane over a name discrepancy. His airline ticket bore the name “Doug,” but his passport said “Douglas.” Critic says airlines have a duty to fix minor ticket errors.