England to Scotland flight with expired passport?

[Deleted User] · 31/08/14 - 18:37

If I'm a British Citizen with an out of date passport, will I be let on a flight to Scotland? I'm aware this could be done years ago, but I'm not sure if the rules have changed.

Any post welcome, thanks!

technologist · 31/08/14 - 18:40

The airline will require some photo ID ...so check with them what required...

cris182 · 31/08/14 - 18:40

You need photo ID to travel (Although they don't check all the time), So a drivers licence will do. As for an expired passport i would check with the airline

[Deleted User] · 31/08/14 - 18:45

That's pretty much what I thought- Thanks

smudges dad · 31/08/14 - 19:15

BA never check (well, once in about 250 flights) but other airlines may need photo ID

gemma-the-husky · 31/08/14 - 19:22

Do you really need a passport for an internal flight?

[Deleted User] · 31/08/14 - 19:42

gemma-the-husky wrote: »

Do you really need a passport for an internal flight?

RyanAir insist on it! No other form of photo ID accepted by them - even on Domestic flights!

RobinOfLoxley · 31/08/14 - 19:47

gemma-the-husky wrote: »

Do you really need a passport for an internal flight?

Much less common these days, due to Photo ID being acceptable, but sometimes they did used to insist in case an aircraft had to be diverted and ended up in another country that demanded a passport.

Shappy · 31/08/14 - 20:09

On Virgin you only need photo ID if you check-in luggage. If you only have hand luggage, they don't ask for ID.

LostFool · 31/08/14 - 20:13

gemma-the-husky wrote: »

Do you really need a passport for an internal flight?

Legally, no but Ryanair do insist. On BA and Easyjet I always travel with a just driving licence on internal flights but they hardly ever check them,

dearmrman · 31/08/14 - 20:16

Check the airlines website, each airline will have different policies on what they will accept as photo id.

I know flybe on domestic flights will accept expired passports (up to two years after expiry).

Evo102 · 31/08/14 - 20:33

gemma-the-husky wrote: »

Do you really need a passport for an internal flight?

Better get used to it, flights to Scotland may not be internal for much longer.

LostFool · 31/08/14 - 20:54

Evo102 wrote: »

Better get used to it, flights to Scotland may not be internal for much longer.

You still don't need a passport to fly to the Republic of Ireland (except with Ryanair) and they have been independent for decades. Scotland would surely join the Common Travel Area with the rest of the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

Millie Muppet · 31/08/14 - 22:42

FlyBE accept expired passports as valid photo ID on domestic flights. I've done it between Soton and Edinburgh.

walterwhite · 01/09/14 - 13:21

LCDMAN wrote: »

RyanAir insist on it! No other form of photo ID accepted by them - even on Domestic flights!

Ryanair accept driving licenses:-

http://www.ryanair.com/en/questions/do-i-need-a-visa/

TUTV Viewer · 01/09/14 - 19:21

LostFool wrote: »

Scotland would surely join the Common Travel Area with the rest of the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

All depends on whether Scotland is in Europe and their immigration policy once independent.

Paul_DNAP · 02/09/14 - 09:36

I was of the opinion that in most, if not all, cases an EXPIRED passport counts as much as having NO passport at all. When you check with the airline make sure you make that clear. But even then you're counting on the person who checks your ID on the day of travel having the same interpretation of the company's policy as the person who you speak to on the phone, which isn't always the case.

PrincessTT · 02/09/14 - 10:11

When I fly to Glasgow I just take my provisional driving licence as my ID, but it's only been checked once and that was when we were checking in luggage.

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