Compiled by the SpareHolidays Travel Team · Last checked 18 July 2026
As of July 2026, changing the passenger name costs €/£115 online at Ryanair, £60 per flight at easyJet and a flat £50 at TUI Airways, while Lufthansa does not allow transfers at all — same-person corrections there are free. Every figure below is dated and linked to its source, and anything we could not verify against the carrier is marked "verify with carrier" rather than guessed.
| Carrier | Transfer? | Online fee | Airport / assisted fee | Deadline | Fare exclusions | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryanair | Yes | €/£115 per passenger | €/£160 per passenger (agent/airport) | Online: 24h before departure; agent/airport: 2h before | None documented | Ryanair Table of Fees — checked 18 Jul 2026Checked 18 Jul 2026 |
| easyJet | Yes | £60 per passenger, per flight | £65 per passenger, per flight (customer services) | All changes at least 2h before departure | None documented; spelling/title fixes free | easyJet Fees and Charges — checked 18 Jul 2026Checked 18 Jul 2026 |
| TUI Airways (flight-only) | Yes | £50/€50 per person per booking (flat) — phone/store only | Same flat fee; package name changes £25 per person (verify current T&Cs) | Flat fee at any time, all segments must change; packages: 7 days' written notice | Spelling corrections free; TUI Flex: one free change up to 28 days before | TUI Airways Conditions of Carriage — checked 18 Jul 2026Checked 18 Jul 2026 |
| Lufthansa | No | Not offered — transfers never allowed | Same-person corrections: free (fee abolished 1 Jul 2024) | Corrections via service centre, well before departure; unused tickets only | One correction per person; group bookings follow group terms | Lufthansa Group Name Correction Guideline — checked 18 Jul 2026Checked 18 Jul 2026 |
| Jet2 | Yes | £35 per person, per flight | £35 per person, per flight (phone) | Online: 5h before departure; phone: 4h before | None documented; no fare-difference charge reported | APH airline fee survey (June 2026)Jun 2026 survey — verify with carrier |
| Wizz Air | Yes | €60 per person, per flight | €75 per person, per flight (call centre) | Online: 3h before departure | One free ≤3-character correction per booking, online only | APH airline fee survey (June 2026)Jun 2026 survey — verify with carrier |
| Norwegian | Yes — most fares | €65 per person, per flight (LowFare/LowFare+) | +€30 if done by phone or at the airport | Online: 3h before departure | Flex fares: name change free | APH airline fee survey (June 2026)Jun 2026 survey — verify with carrier |
| British Airways | No | Not offered — tickets non-transferable | Same-person corrections: free | Transfer requires cancellation and rebooking | 24h free-cancellation window from booking | APH airline fee survey (June 2026)Jun 2026 survey — verify with carrier |
Official rows are taken directly from the carrier's own fees page, conditions of carriage or policy document, and re-checked on the date shown. Where we could not verify a figure against the carrier, the row cites the APH airline fee survey (June 2026) and carries a "verify with carrier" flag — we would rather show an honest gap than an invented number.
Fees are the carrier's own charges only; third-party booking agents may add their own admin fees on top. A blank-looking cell means the channel is not offered (for example, a carrier with no online name-change self-service), not that it is free.
Among the big European carriers, Ryanair (€/£115 online), easyJet (£60 online per flight), TUI (£50 flight-only), Jet2, Wizz Air and Norwegian allow a full passenger change for a fee. Lufthansa, British Airways and most other legacy carriers do not — their tickets are non-transferable and only same-person corrections are possible.
Rows marked with a checked date were verified against the carrier's official fees page or conditions document on that date (most recently 18 July 2026). Rows attributed to a secondary survey are labelled as such. Airline fees change without notice — always confirm the current figure with the carrier before relying on it.
Compare the fee against the current price of a new seat on the same flight. On promotional fares the fee often exceeds the ticket price, so replacing (or reselling) the ticket wins; on expensive or peak-date bookings the flat fee is usually the cheaper route. If the carrier allows transfers, reselling on SpareHolidays lets the buyer's payment cover the fee.
Airline fees and policies change without notice. This index was last checked on 18 July 2026; always confirm the current fee and deadline with the carrier before listing a booking or paying for a name change.
If the carrier allows a name change, the booking is resalable. List it on SpareHolidays for free — sellers are ID-verified, payment is processed via Stripe before the transfer begins, and sellers are paid out two calendar days after the trip ends.