Wow what and amazing thread !
I am amazed people can actually be offended / upset or whatever by being called by their NAME.
Perhaps the passenger does want their name known to seatmates. (A celebrity, spousal abuse victim, etc.)
And that quote above I think was the best so far
A celebrity...well just by the nature of there celeb-ness me thinks people may already know their name
A spousal abuse victim.....not sure it mentions that in a passport or on a boarding pass.
God I love Pprune !!