Passport for our 7 week old?

DublinWriter

A few weeks back I applied for the a passport for our baby (was fun trying to get the photo shot!), but do we really need it for Aer Lingus, Ryanair?

Has anyone any recent experiences travelling via either airline?

The wife's current passport is in her maiden name.

Moonbeam

It depends where you are going to.
If it is the uk you will be fine for anywhere else you need the passport.
It doesn't matter if your wifes surname is not the same as the babies on the passport,when i am travelling on my own with my little girl I bring her birth cert just in case I am asked about surnames.

DublinWriter

Thanks for that Moon.

But has anyone flown Ryanair with a baby? I don't think Aer Lingus have a problem with no passport.

Grawns

There is another recent thread about this if you do a search. Ryanair recently changed their rules and now require a passport for infants. I used to travel with just a birth cert and still can by ferry. Aer lingus seems to still accept birth certs only.

hacked

OK, sorry to butt in, but if i were to travel aer lingus to london i would be ok with just a passport for my 4 month old? That would be fantastic news...

Moonbeam

DublinWriter wrote: »

Thanks for that Moon.

But has anyone flown Ryanair with a baby? I don't think Aer Lingus have a problem with no passport.

I flew Ryanair with a 5 month old and she needed passport from France to Ireland.

Grawns

hacked wrote: »

OK, sorry to butt in, but if i were to travel aer lingus to london i would be ok with just a passport for my 4 month old? That would be fantastic news...

do you mean with just a birth cert?

From Aer Lingus site

Travel between Ireland and the UK or UK Domestic travel

Citizens of Ireland and the UK must carry some form of official photo identification. The following forms of photo identification are acceptable:

* Valid Passport
* Driver's licence with photo
* International student card
* National ID card / Government issued photo ID cards
* Health Insurance cards with photo / Social security cards with photo
* Bus pass with photo
* Work ID with photo

Citizens of Ireland and the UK under the age of 16, do not need a photo ID, if travelling with their parent/guardian.

Citizens of countries other than Ireland and the UK must produce a valid passport and visa where applicable, for travel between Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Karlos13

I needed a passport for my twin boys last year going to Portugal, they would have been 10 months old at the time.

I think they are getting stricter on passports because of concerns about children being taken abroad by someone other than their legal guardians.

Grawns

It's okay to go to the uk witout a passport, just not with ryanair.

r3nu4l

Grawns wrote: »

It's okay to go to the uk witout a passport, just not with ryanair.

Grawns is spot-on. I can confirm this from very recent experience. I had a wedding to go to in Galway in June with our then 7 week old girl. Ryanair said that flying from the UK to Ireland meant that we MUST have a passport for our daughter or she could not travel.

We then looked at Aer Arann because they fly from Luton to Galway. We normally fly from Stansted but Luton is okay too. Aer Arann do NOT require a passport

We applied for our daughter's passport in early May and while our money has come out of our account, the passport has not yet been processed by the Irish embassy in London...typical!

So:

Ryanair flying Ireland-UK-Ireland = MUST have passport
Aer Arann same route = No passport required.

RonanC

Slightly OT, but what is Ryanair's policy on carrying baby feeds / water for making feeds? We're travelling next month with our 2 month old so want to have at least two bottles on board in case of delays, etc.

Grawns

They make you taste the milk at security. Doubt they wil let you bring water though as you can buy it on board.

ectoraige

RonanC wrote: »

Slightly OT, but what is Ryanair's policy on carrying baby feeds / water for making feeds? We're travelling next month with our 2 month old so want to have at least two bottles on board in case of delays, etc.

Ryanair don't have a policy regarding baby feeds/water - that falls under Dublin Airport Authority's security policy, which is the same for every airline. Put the bottles in a seperate plastic bag to the rest of your liquids when presenting at security, you won't have a problem.

Most brands of formula sell small cartons of pre-made feed, these are probably handier than water and powder.

Grawns

ectoraige wrote: »

Most brands of formula sell small cartons of pre-made feed, these are probably handier than water and powder.

If they are over 100mls ( or is it 50mls?) though they may make you open them at security. Best to bring 2 made up bottles and some spare powder and bottles.

Moonbeam

RonanC wrote: »

Slightly OT, but what is Ryanair's policy on carrying baby feeds / water for making feeds? We're travelling next month with our 2 month old so want to have at least two bottles on board in case of delays, etc.

It depends more on the airport then airline.

1 bottle of evian,2/3 cartons of baby milk,bottle of baby juice coming from France on Ryanair and it was no problem at all.


This year not flying ryanair but out of Dublin they didn't mind the cartons of baby milk and iddn't want them in plastic bags either.

r3nu4l

Moonbeam wrote: »

It depends more on the airport then airline.

Indeed, in Stanstead airport being over the limit would probably result in:

A full body and cavity search by armed police and detention in a cell for 14 days,

In Cork airport you'll get this:

'Ah, she's a lovely baby, how old is she?'
'I'll carry your ten bottles of milk through for you, I don't want to put it through the X-ray in case the rays damage the milk'
'Have a nice flight now'

In all seriousness, yes, it's very airport dependent.

Grawns

I had to taste my expressed breast milk in Dublin airport