Will Korean Air block a passenger if the ticket name does not match the passport name, despite providing a marriage license?

Hi Tod, We haven't registered our marriage in Thailand, so my understanding is that she can't get a new passport yet. Am I mistaken about the process? I thought the name change had to happen in Thailand, but we're in the US. Was going to handle this on our trip back.

I hear you, Robert. Found no reports of people being blocked because of this situation when they had their marriage license on hand. So it seemed like something the airlines say, but don't actually enforce. Because they're checking that their passengers can legally enter the destination country, I can see why they would issue a blanket statement that names must match. But in practice, there are plenty of situations where that might not be the case, and the passengers can prove their legal right. Customs and Border Patrol state that a marriage license is all that's needed. I think korean is just covering themselves, but in practice will not block us. That said, we can't take a chance without some real confidence. And as you said, relying on our experience with united and Thai Air doesn't really do it. Oh well. Guess I'll see what the options are with Korean air. Thx