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Thread Author: Harleyman Replies: 37

 Domestic flights in the UK - Harleyman
My son is getting married in August, and my daughter will have to fly up from Southampton to Glasgow. She doesn't have a passport, and only has a provisional driving licence. Can anyone with previous experience of this kind of scenario tell me please if she would encounter any problems, and also what documents she would need to have with her?

Probably flying with Flybe. I'm paying for the ticket (Dad's privilege).
 Domestic flights in the UK - Zero
Internal flight, all I have ever needed is a ticket, latterly using self service terminals, just the credit card it was booked with. If the D/L has a photo on it, it will do in case anyone gets stroppy about ID.
 Domestic flights in the UK - Harleyman
Thanks Z. Thought that may be the case, just wanted to check before I book the flight.
 Domestic flights in the UK - No FM2R
Funnily enough I was watching a re-run of that reality show following EasyJet staff at Luton and others last night and this came up - you must have a photo ID.
 Domestic flights in the UK - Manatee
www.flybe.com/checkin/id-requirements.htm
 Domestic flights in the UK - Harleyman
Excellent, thanks very much
 Domestic flights in the UK - Falkirk Bairn
>>Probably flying with Flybe. I'm paying for the ticket (Dad's privilege).

Book early, as booking just before you go can be eye watering.

I have recently looked at Flybe to Birmingham for a funeral - £300+ for early ish flight down & late back, Middle of day down/overnight/middle day up a lot cheaper but hotel hassle! Location I am going to is well south of Birmingham and then thought of Easyjet to Bristol - no early flight down however - under £80 return - so picking a different airline / airport can be cheaper.
 Domestic flights in the UK - sherlock47
Look at going via Europe -
preview.tinyurl.com/h7pb4z3

But make sure you cost in a passport! Surely she will need one sometime in the next 10 years?
 Domestic flights in the UK - legacylad
A friend of mine is going on a two week motoring tour of BC this summer with his daughters and their partners. Due to work constraints it has to be July...when we looked at flights LHR to Vancouver with BA prices were around £1200.
Travelling GLA>LHR>Vancouver £507. Same flight from LHR!
Airline ticketing is a dark science
 Domestic flights in the UK - Old Navy
If you use Schiphol instead of Heathrow as a hub you can avoid the UK long haul tax and trim the fare a bit more.
 Domestic flights in the UK - R.P.
Dublin for us. !
 Domestic flights in the UK - henry k
>> Dublin for us. !
>>
I think that now IAG own Aer Lingus Flights from Dublin will expand and get lots of UK passengers.
 Domestic flights in the UK - Gromit
"...now IAG own Aer Lingus Flights from Dublin will expand and get lots of UK passengers."

That was half the reason IAG bought Aer Lingus. The other half was to get access to their slots at Heathrow and - after a politically acceptable (in Ireland) delay - reuse them for long haul routes rather than, say, the A319s shuttling to and from Shannon.

If heading to the US, you can also get US immigration pre-clearance at Dublin and Shannon.
 Domestic flights in the UK - R.P.
Homeland Security in Dublin makes a huge difference. When we flew to Boston in 2014 - we disembarked at Domestic arrivals...brilliant. We live 20 minutes from Holyhead - so decided to overnight in Ireland so we could fly out early the next morning. We over-nighted at Swords which is a dump. If we did that again I might re-think that element....the Guinness was nice though.
 Domestic flights in the UK - sooty123
>> Homeland Security in Dublin makes a huge difference. When we flew to Boston in 2014
>> - we disembarked at Domestic arrivals

How much faster is it overall? Is it just a case of six and two threes?
 Domestic flights in the UK - R.P.
No...bearing in mind that HS are processing only a couple of flights in Dublin whereas BOston might be processing half a dozen flights at any one time, you can do the maths. We were through in a matter of minutes.
 Domestic flights in the UK - Gromit
"We over-nighted at Swords which is a dump."

Maldron hotel opposite terminal 2 is my preferred overnight stop for early flights, its within suitcase-tugging distance of departures if you're leaving before the shuttle buses start.

Radisson Blu is also within the airport grounds. Next best option is Bewley's Hotel, offsite but with a regular bus link and the option of on-site parking by the week if you've come over on the ferry.

Most of the other "airport" hotels are at a distance from the airport itself, and the bus links are irregular at best. And "Swords" in hotel-speak often means Ballymun, one of the most deprived areas of Dublin. Swords town itself is north of the airport and is a pleasant commuter village.
 Domestic flights in the UK - No FM2R
>>Ballymun.

Used to live there. Bit lairy for sure. Don't think I'd stay there now.
 Domestic flights in the UK - sooty123
Last time we went to NY i looked at going via holland, but it does add time onto the flight and this had a knock on in terms of flight times. Wasn't any cheaper that i can remember. But it's worth a look if it falls right.
 Domestic flights in the UK - legacylad
Personally I always fly via Schipol when visiting my CA friends. I always catch the early morning KLM from Leeds Bfd then transit via LA, Seattle or Portland before connecting to Sacramento.
Arriving late afternoon it isn't the cheapest flight option, but the sheer convenience of the flight times, an easy drive to my local airport, the stress free flight connections make it worth the slight extra cost.
 Domestic flights in the UK - Gromit
Check the Ts & Cs...Ryanair only accept passports on Ireland-UK flights at least, even though any photo ID is accepted by border control on arrival from any UK or RoI airport. It was the same rule for domestic UK flights last time I had to use one.
 Domestic flights in the UK - WillDeBeest
The new self-service ESTA terminals at US airports make the Shannon route redundant. Formalities took barely two minutes my last couple of times at ATL, on direct DL and BA flights from LHR. Easier than coming home.

Incidentally, and just for fun, here's a list of acceptable IDs from 2004 that I found on the EasyJet corporate website:

A valid passport - an expired passport can be used up to a maximum of two years after expiry
Valid photographic EU or Swiss national identity card
Valid photographic driving licence
Valid armed forces identity card
Valid police warrant card/badge
Valid airport employees security identity pass
A child on parent' s passport is an acceptable form of ID
CitizenCard
Valid photographic firearm certificate [presumably without the firearm]
Valid Government-issued identity card
SMART card
Electoral identity card
Pension book [this one is still in the list and doesn't even require a photo - more preferential treatment for oldies]
 Domestic flights in the UK - sooty123
Same for us, we used newark and it was easy to arrive into the us. It was longer to depart than arrive. After collecting bags it was no more than a couple of minutes for both of us to get through.
 Domestic flights in the UK - No FM2R
It really is time the UK had compulsory photo ID. Aside from anything else it makes life so much easier.
 Domestic flights in the UK - WillDeBeest
It needn't even be compulsory; voluntary but standardized would do. I'd have one.
 Domestic flights in the UK - sooty123
>> It needn't even be compulsory; voluntary but standardized would do. I'd have one.
>>

Isn't there one already in place?
 Domestic flights in the UK - sooty123
>> It really is time the UK had compulsory photo ID. Aside from anything else it
>> makes life so much easier.
>>

Typical expat, moaning about Britain even though they don't live here

;-))
 Domestic flights in the UK - legacylad
That's not a moan. Just a personal comment.
If personal ID were available I would have one...I don't think it will be made compulsory in the short to medium term, it would upset too many people.
 Domestic flights in the UK - sooty123
It was just a joke, hence the smiley.
 Domestic flights in the UK - commerdriver
>> If personal ID were available I would have one...I don't think it will be made
>> compulsory in the short to medium term, it would upset too many people.
>>
it would soon become compulsory, on a de facto basis, once it became widely accepted in commercial and social transactions eg buying drinks, proof of ID for collecting parcels etc.

I am one of those who cannot see any real reason why not. I would have one, although I would expect a valid photo driving licence to be a more than adequate equivalent anyway
 Domestic flights in the UK - Zero

>> it would soon become compulsory, on a de facto basis, once it became widely accepted
>> in commercial and social transactions eg buying drinks, proof of ID for collecting parcels etc.

Yup compulsion not required. But you try getting medical treatment or any other service without one.

>> I am one of those who cannot see any real reason why not. I would
>> have one, although I would expect a valid photo driving licence to be a more
>> than adequate equivalent anyway

The ID card and driving license should be one and the same. All your entitlements should be on your ID card.
 Domestic flights in the UK - WillDeBeest
The crucial factor would be for it to qualify as a European Identity Document, so it could serve in lieu of a passport within the EEA. That would deal with the frequent traveller's headache of needing to go to, say, Rome while the passport is away being processed for a Saudi visa.
 Domestic flights in the UK - sooty123
That would deal with
>> the frequent traveller's headache of needing to go to, say, Rome while the passport is
>> away being processed for a Saudi visa.
>>

You could get a second passport, i got another one last year for that sort of thing. Granted an id might be cheaper than a passport but probably not a great deal over 10 years.
 Domestic flights in the UK - Bromptonaut
Seems to be creeping in anyway. Mrs B has been getting quotes for hotel accommodation to attend a conference in the summer. All quotes state photo id required at guest registration. In that case may be a Belfast/NI thing but I was asked for it arriving at Longthwaite Youth Hostel last year.
 Domestic flights in the UK - No FM2R
Didn't they believe that you were a "youth"?
 Domestic flights in the UK - Zero
>> Didn't they believe that you were a "youth"?

No they need to make sure you look like Bear Grylls.
 Domestic flights in the UK - Runfer D'Hills
I thought this thread was going to be far more controversial than it actually is.

I really must get a proper pair of glasses because the title definitely read "domestic fights in the UK" to me.

:-)
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 Domestic flights in the UK - Old Navy
This is a non event in thread drift terms.
Last edited by: Old Navy on Mon 14 Mar 16 at 19:02
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