What if my boarding pass name does not match perfectly with my id card?

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It depends on the airline and your port of departure; because these checks are done at the gate and at most airports, gate employees are contractors and not airline employees.

Although one time a few years ago I remember while departing Newark the INS was checking boarding passes on the jetway, which was weird.

I have had similar problems, because I have a compound first name; so it it doesn't fit on the boarding pass, sometimes they give it a SURNAME/FIRSTNAME MR. sometimes its FIRSTNA/MIDDLE MR.

I have never had issues with this to be honest.

You also mentioned id card - if this is not your primary travel document, then I would recommend carrying another form of identification; like a passport, driver's license or other government issued identification that has your full name in English (if it is issued in your country's native language and that isn't English), your picture, an issue and an expiry date, and its clear who is the issuing authority.

If you have these with you, I can't foresee any issues that would prevent you from boarding.

You should also carry your travel reservation because this would help if they don't let you board - because against this you can be printed another boarding pass.

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