Ya need a passport to...

Lids1978 · February 20, 2015

..leave one country to a different country still these days am I right ?

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/ru...yanair-policy-leaves-him-grounded-663034.html

Seems to me Aer Lingus broke the rules to get one up on ryanair (who own 25% of them which the Irish govt/aer lingus hate btw ) or am I missing something in you don't need a passport anymore to travel between EU nations etc ???

tommye · February 20, 2015

@chicoazul Whicker.

He's the man to ask. Lived there.

The Esk · February 20, 2015

Lids1978 said:
..leave one country to a different country still these days am I right ?

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/ru...yanair-policy-leaves-him-grounded-663034.html

Seems to me Aer Lingus broke the rules to get one up on ryanair (who own 25% of them which the Irish govt/aer lingus hate btw ) or am I missing something in you don't need a passport anymore to travel between EU nations etc ???

You do not need a passport to travel between Ireland and the UK.

You do need a passport to travel from the UK or Ireland to Europe and elsewhere.

Pienaar's gloves · February 20, 2015

Just some form of ID to travel between the UK and Ireland. Part of some agreement that we have between the two countries.

My mate regularly flies to Belfast and Dublin on his Northern Irish electoral card.

The Equaliser · February 20, 2015

Lids1978 said:
..leave one country to a different country still these days am I right ?

http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/ru...yanair-policy-leaves-him-grounded-663034.html

Seems to me Aer Lingus broke the rules to get one up on ryanair (who own 25% of them which the Irish govt/aer lingus hate btw ) or am I missing something in you don't need a passport anymore to travel between EU nations etc ???

You don't need a passport to travel between Ireland and the UK, although airlines like Ryanair ask for them as a form of identification for security.

You still need a passport though to travel between nation states in the EU.

Groucho · February 20, 2015

Pienaar's gloves said:
Just some form of ID to travel between the UK and Ireland. Part of some agreement that we have between the two countries.

My mate regularly flies to Belfast and Dublin on his Northern Irish electoral card.

Belfast to Dublin is different from Dublin to Liverpool, (Eire to UK), or Belfast to Liverpool (UK to UK). NI to REP of IR is different I think.

We went from Liverpool to Belfast and they still wanted our passport.

Pienaar's gloves · February 20, 2015

Groucho said:
Belfast to Dublin is different from Dublin to Liverpool, (Eire to UK), or Belfast to Liverpool (UK to UK). NI to REP of IR is different I think.

We went from Liverpool to Belfast and they still wanted our passport.

Sorry I should clarify, I meant from the UK. He flies Liverpool - Belfast with easyJet and Manchester - Dub with Aer Fungus just to avoid RyanAir's rules because he doesn't want to pay for a passport.

Groucho · February 20, 2015

Pienaar's gloves said:
Sorry I should clarify, I meant from the UK. He flies Liverpool - Belfast with easyJet and Manchester - Dub with Aer Fungus just to avoid RyanAir's rules because he doesn't want to pay for a passport.

the esk said:
You do not need a passport to travel between Ireland and the UK.

You do need a passport to travel from the UK or Ireland to Europe and elsewhere.

So I thought, but they asked for ours between Liverpool/Belfast.

The Equaliser · February 20, 2015

Pienaar's gloves said:
Sorry I should clarify, I meant from the UK. He flies Liverpool - Belfast with easyJet and Manchester - Dub with Aer Fungus just to avoid RyanAir's rules because he doesn't want to pay for a passport.

I have flown regularly between Dublin and Liverpool for many years using O'LearyAir and until about 2007 a passport was not required as ID, usually a driving license was OK. Then they changed it to needing a passport for ID but that was their own requirement. There is no legal requirement to have a passport which is why Aer Lingus can unilaterally decide that it is not necessary when flying with them.

You certainly shouldn't need one when flying between 2 UK cities but your travel company/airline can insist on it as a form of acceptable ID.

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · February 20, 2015

Groucho said:
So I thought, but they asked for ours between Liverpool/Belfast.

yeah but it's the 'is it HIM' situation mate, they dont wanna ask for an autograph or a recipe for 5 bird pie until they've got confirmation.

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · February 20, 2015

feckin expensive now as well

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · February 20, 2015

& kids ones only last 5 years

Groucho · February 20, 2015

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian said:
yeah but it's the 'is it HIM' situation mate, they dont wanna ask for an autograph or a recipe for 5 bird pie until they've got confirmation.

How disappointed they were when it turned out to be Ed Byrne....

Lids1978 · February 20, 2015

Thanks for the replies but i'm still not sure. I remember fifteen or some years ago ya could rock up with any old photo on a piece of cardboard and travel between Ireland and UK but thought after 9/11 it was passport only! Duck that !

The Equaliser · February 20, 2015

Lids1978 said:
Thanks for the replies but i'm still not sure. I remember fifteen or some years ago ya could rock up with any old photo on a piece of cardboard and travel between Ireland and UK but thought after 9/11 it was passport only! Duck that !

To summarise - it's at the discretion of the airline/travel company.

If they say you gotta have one then you gotta have one.