Photo ID required at Gate on domestics from September
Aug 14, 2023, 12:27 pm
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Photo ID required at Gate on domestics from September
I just checked at NCL for a domestic. There’s a paper sign saying that from September photoID will be checked at the gate. I’ve searched on FT and can’t find anything except from 2007 where it says on domestics HBO no ID is required. Am I last to the party or is it genuine news?
Aug 14, 2023, 1:01 pm
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LGW never turned on the biometrics since March 2020 so has required some ID for domestic flights ever since - nothing to do with the above.
Aug 14, 2023, 1:03 pm
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I suspect there is something to this, and there is a report in the Manchester thread too.
I'd give it a couple of weeks before the idea dies of boredom.
I'd give it a couple of weeks before the idea dies of boredom.
Aug 14, 2023, 1:14 pm
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Well, I hope it goes away. We'd planned to get my dad on his first ever flight (he's 82 and has never flown) from NCL - LHR and back again just before Christmas. He loves hearing our tales about flying Club and visiting the First Lounge etc. However, he doesn't have a driver's license nor a passport. The only photo ID he has is his bus pass. Is that going to fly (so to speak) or will it be a no-go? The three of us are all booked using Avios so we can cancel without penalty if we need to but it would be a real disappointment.
Aug 14, 2023, 1:21 pm
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Well, I hope it goes away. We'd planned to get my dad on his first ever flight (he's 82 and has never flown) from NCL - LHR and back again just before Christmas. He loves hearing our tales about flying Club and visiting the First Lounge etc. However, he doesn't have a driver's license nor a passport. The only photo ID he has is his bus pass. Is that going to fly (so to speak) or will it be a no-go? The three of us are all booked using Avios so we can cancel without penalty if we need to but it would be a real disappointment.
Aug 14, 2023, 1:26 pm
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I'm not following the logic here. He can already vote using his Older Person's Bus Pass as that's listed as acceptable photo ID. So he can vote using his bus pass, but he needs a Voter Authority Certificate to fly?
Aug 14, 2023, 1:30 pm
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well the problem is we haven't even seen anything from BA on this.
if there was a genuine change in policy, i might have thought BA would send out an email to all those with forthcoming domestic flights beyond september clearly stating what was changing and what would be acceptable. one would hope.....
if there was a genuine change in policy, i might have thought BA would send out an email to all those with forthcoming domestic flights beyond september clearly stating what was changing and what would be acceptable. one would hope.....
Aug 14, 2023, 1:30 pm
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Not every OAP has a bus pass. Not every part of the UK has bus services! So the VAC is for the whatabouteries in this world, but it is free. I suspect the bus pass will be fine, I even managed to penetrate the holy of holies at NQY based on my ScotRail granny pass.
Aug 14, 2023, 1:34 pm
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Aug 15, 2023, 12:50 am
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This was a very long time ago and these days no one wants to see my ID
Aug 15, 2023, 1:14 am
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Aug 15, 2023, 2:14 am
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If you don't know your NI number (so are one of the rare people who receive no payslip, benefits, tax letters or pension) then bank statements, utility bills etc should be easy to come by. Or someone can attest to your identity.
But we digress...