Flying BA domestic in UK - with no photo ID
Jul 23, 2020, 2:35 am
#76
Join Date: Apr 2008
Programs: Confirmed
Posts: 1,091
To BFS or BHD you might also be asked for ID by the police on either side under various anti-terrorist legislations.
Once I boarded a bmi flight to Belfast only to be asked by the Met behind the gate for my passport. On supplying my driving licence I was asked how long I hD been in the country for. Having been born in Belfast I replied, “since birth.” I’m not convinced they were completely enamoured with this reply but I was allowed to continue to the jetty.....
Once I boarded a bmi flight to Belfast only to be asked by the Met behind the gate for my passport. On supplying my driving licence I was asked how long I hD been in the country for. Having been born in Belfast I replied, “since birth.” I’m not convinced they were completely enamoured with this reply but I was allowed to continue to the jetty.....
30 minutes wait it is.
Jul 23, 2020, 7:43 am
#77
Join Date: May 2009
Location: UK
Posts: 3,951
Great, have ID, just not my divers license or passport on this occasion! Not been an issue previously, just wondered if the current climate meant there was is more of a check or info. requirement.
Feb 7, 2023, 11:08 am
#78
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Essex, UK
Programs: BA Executive Club, AZ, VS, AA, UA
Posts: 602
I know this thread has been quiet for some time, just adding a data point: travelled LCY-EDI-LCY recently and was asked for ID at check-in both ways. I had brought some (passport) so no issue - but worth knowing that it's likely better to have it than face a problem.