Do I need a passport for an internal flight?
Do I actually need to bring my passport if say flying internally on BA from say Man-LHR (as with Easyjet)?
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Originally Posted by xenole
(Post 13870982)
Do I actually need to bring my passport if say flying internally on BA from say Man-LHR (as with Easyjet)?
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MAN may be quite foreign to some people, but the last time I looked it was in the same country as LHR :)
However, your passport is the best possible photo ID available, and it doesn't weight a lot; mine lives in my travel wallet anyway, so it's always with me [along with the counter-part of my Drivers Licence]. |
Originally Posted by BA_Blade
(Post 13871002)
You need photo ID, but it doesn't need to be a passport. A drivers licence will do just fine
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Originally Posted by BA_Blade
(Post 13871002)
You need photo ID, but it doesn't need to be a passport. A drivers licence will do just fine
So in theory the above quote might be correct, but in practice it is not. |
Originally Posted by allenkeys
(Post 13871024)
Interesting to know what you would do if you don't have either. For instance, would someone under 17 need to apply for a passport to fly from Manchester to London, or are there other approved photo i.d's?
[snip]....a form of identification (e.g. credit/debit card, Executive Club card or passport)..... |
Wouldnt it be a good idea in case the aircraft was diverted to a foreign airport in case UK airspace happened to be closed? Actually, has such a domestic flight ever diverted abroad?
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I have never been asked for any form of ID when flying BA for a domestic flight. I just hand over the gold card and state my destination.
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Originally Posted by BA_Blade
(Post 13871028)
Actually, after looking on the BA website I may be wrong about that....BA will accept non-photo ID if using OLCI or kiosk:
You shouldn't have any trouble without photo ID, but you do get the occasional idiot staff member who doesn't know/follow the rules - but you can always easily escalate the issue if this does happen. |
Absolutely, categorically, 100% no identification at all is required by British Airways for a UK Domestic flight if you booked and paid for the ticket yourself. You may, however, need to have the credit/debit card used to make the booking unless the prson paying for the ticked declared it as a "Third Party Booking."
I must admit, when accepting baggage, I do feel a bit safer when someone offers me a photo ID - it's a sort of comfort blanket - but I wouldn't pursue the point if a traveller didn't have one. In any event, the passenger's photo is taken at security and the image reconciled at the boarding gate so there is a safety net in place. From the Conditions of Carriage on ba.com We do not require to see a passport or photo identification if you are travelling on purely UK domestic flights* (i.e. with no onwards international flights). If you are travelling on an e-ticket, you will need to have the credit/debit card originally used to pay for the booking. This is for identification purposes only and you will not be charged again. *If your credit card has expired since payment was made, you have a new credit card or you do not have your original credit card you used for payment with you, you will not be able to use the Self-Service kiosks or check-in desks. Please go to the ticket desk at the airport. The ticket desk will be able to check your booking and enable it for check in. You will be required to present an acceptable form of ID, as per the list below, if you do not have your original form of payment credit card with you at the airport. *If the credit card holder is not travelling and you have an e-ticket bought by someone else, you will need to obtain the email itinerary receipt from the credit card holder, as it is required at check-in. You will need this document AND an acceptable form of identification at the airport. Acceptable forms of identification are: * A valid Driving Licence. * Executive Club membership card. * Passport / National ID card. * Company works card / ID. Please note: Children under the age of 16 years old do not require identification to travel within the UK. Passports are not required for journeys to/from UK to Eire. |
Just out of interest....how many of you still have the old style (non-photo) drivers license?
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Originally Posted by mwalsh
(Post 13878008)
Just out of interest....how many of you still have the old style (non-photo) drivers license?
Count = 1 |
Fly to Man every week and have never shown ID, though I always use OLCI. However, having recently needed to get back landside (having left something at home), it's always a good idea to have photo ID on you and a passport is probably the most expected, least questioned document to have.
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Or you could always get a new UK ID card (while you can) - much easier to carry than a passport.
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The above replies don't seem to reflect the realities of modern Britain. The police are now empowered to stop you and demand "Ihre Papiere, mein Herr!!" at any moment. Just one example:
"Five Tory front bench MPs, including Chris Grayling, the shadow home secretary, were among travellers ordered to show their passports when they arrived at Prestwick Airport on Wednesday" - but then as the "domestic," flight was actually to Scotland, perhaps it was treated as international? See http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...passports.html |
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