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Old Nov 6, 2021 | 10:54 am
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Originally Posted by CatchThePigeon
one of the announcements was that those without a paper boarding pass would need to show ID. Which seemed even more odd than the request that ID was required for anyone.
Not really, sounds like they were just trying to speed things up and that anyone with an airport-issued paper boarding pass would have been asked for the ID at the point of issue instead.
Originally Posted by SonTech
UK regulations say its up to the airline whether they require photo Id or not for domestic only flights. So BA or any other airline can change their minds at any time. There maybe a specific reason why they did ask which they do not need to tell the passengers.
Yes, we all know how it works. But an airline can't expect everyone at the gate to suddenly produce ID if its ongoing stated policy is that one isn't required.

KARFA will be pleased to know the NQY battle was won; staff there seemed to stop wrongly demanding ID sometime in July.
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